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Calcitriol
Pronounced kal-si-TRY-ol
Brand names: Rocaltrol
Type: Active vitamin D · All Kidney & Dialysis Medicines
What Calcitriol is used for
- Low calcium and bone disease in chronic kidney disease
- Overactive parathyroid glands in kidney disease
- Low parathyroid function
◆ Kidney note
The kidneys normally activate vitamin D; this medicine replaces that step in kidney failure and helps control parathyroid hormone.
Common side effects
- Symptoms of high calcium: nausea, thirst, frequent urination
- Headache
- Stomach upset
Important cautions
- Can raise blood calcium and phosphate too much — levels are monitored with blood tests
How it comes
Capsules, liquid, injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.