Get Informed: Calcitriol
Active Ingredient(s)
Calcitriol
What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of low calcium levels in dialysis patients. It works by stimulating calcium and phosphorus absorption.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-18 8:27 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-19 9:03 PM
Other Names
- Calcitriol
- Rocaltrol
- Calcijex
- Silkis
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- N/A
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 17 Aug 1978
- Est US Patients*
- 71,290
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Calcitriol or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
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What is Calcitriol used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 470 patients that use Calcitriol (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Kidney Failure | 33% | 
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| Low Calcium | 25% | 
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| Hypoparathyroidism | 21% |
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| Osteoporosis | 13% | 
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| Other | 8% |
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How well does Calcitriol work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 470 users taking Calcitriol (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 87%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Calcitriol outweigh the bad things.
- 4%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Calcitriol.
Global Patient Feedback for Calcitriol ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I had a goiter removed and thyroid removed in 2000. They "accidentally" cut all my parathyroid glands and I have been on Calcitriol ever since. Without it, I get the "tingles" all over!
49 year old female
51 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-01-08 06:58:48
Question/Comment:
I lost my thyroid and parathyroids to cancer in 1990. Without the Calcitriol I will quickly develope tetany. My only problem has been with my insurance company claiming that this is a vitamin supplement and therefore not covered. What part of "without this I will die" do they not understand?
61 year old female
63 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2008-12-20 04:05:39
Question/Comment:
I had total removal of my thyroid and parathroids due to cancer in 1980. I've been on calcitriol ever since and have not had any problems.
52 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2008-04-30 16:33:49
Answer/Reply:
I am on Calcitriol because my doctor diagnosed me with none to low blood calcium.
31 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-02-20 21:57:44
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Calcitriol