Calcifediol
- Generic Name
- Calcifediol
- Brand Names
- Rayaldee
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C27H44O2
- CAS Number
- 19356-17-3
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- T0WXW8F54E
- Background
The major circulating metabolite of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). It is produced in the liver and is the best indicator of the body's vitamin D stores. It is effective in the treatment of rickets and osteomalacia, both in azotemic and non-azotemic patients. Calcifediol also has mineralizing properties.
- Indication
Used to treat vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, refractory rickets (vitamin D resistant rickets), familial hypophosphatemia and hypoparathyroidism, and in the management of hypocalcemia and renal osteodystrophy in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis. Also used in conjunction with calcium in the management and prevention of primary or...
- Associated Conditions
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)
- Associated Therapies
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