Land: Australien
Sprache: Englisch
Quelle: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Calcitriol
Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
KOSTEO- Consumer Medicine Information Page 1 of 4 Kosteo calcitriol CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about KOSTEO capsules. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking KOSTEO capsules against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT KOSTEO IS USED FOR KOSTEO contains the active ingredient calcitriol, one of the naturally occurring and biologically active forms of Vitamin D. Calcitriol acts in the body in a similar manner to Vitamin D. KOSTEO is used to treat people with osteoporosis, a disease where the bones of the body weaken, and in the prevention of osteoporosis in people taking oral corticosteroids. KOSTEO capsules are also prescribed for patients who have low blood calcium levels due to osteodystrophy (a type of bone disease), hypoparathyroidism (a condition where the parathyroid glands have decreased function) and rickets. KOSTEO increases calcium absorption in the intestine and stimulates healthy bone growth. There are many different types of medicines used to treat bone conditions. KOSTEO belongs to a group of medicines known as vitamin D compounds. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another purpose. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHY KOSTEO HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. This medicine is available only with a doc Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument
KOSTEO – Product Information Page 1 of 11 Kosteo PRODUCT INFORMATION COMPOSITION Calcitriol CAS 32222-06-3 The chemical name for calcitriol is 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, the molecular formula is C 27 H 44 O 3 . Calcitriol has a molecular weight of 416.65. DESCRIPTION Calcitriol is a white, crystalline compound, which occurs naturally in humans. It is soluble in organic solvents but practically insoluble in water. Kosteo is available as soft gelatin capsules containing 0.25 micrograms of calcitriol. Each capsule also contains butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, medium chain triglyceride, gelatin, glycerol, sorbitol (70 percent, non-crystallising), iron oxide red CI77491 and iron oxide yellow CI77492. PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACODYNAMICS Calcitriol is the most important active metabolite of vitamin D 3 . It is normally formed in the kidney from its precursor 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-HCC). Physiological daily production is normally 0.5 - 1.0 g and is somewhat higher during periods of increased bone synthesis (eg growth or pregnancy). The natural supply of vitamin D in humans depends mainly on exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun for conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin to vitamin D 3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D 3 must be metabolically activated in the liver and the kidney before it is fully active as a regulator of calcium and phosphorus metabolism at target tissues. The initial transformation of vitamin D 3 is catalysed by a vitamin D 3 -25-hydroxylase enzyme (25-OHase) present in the liver, and the product of this reaction is 25-hy Lesen Sie das vollständige Dokument