Country: United States
Language: English
Source: NLM (National Library of Medicine)
CALCITRIOL (UNII: FXC9231JVH) (CALCITRIOL - UNII:FXC9231JVH)
FOSUN PHARMA USA INC
INTRAVENOUS
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
Calcitriol injection is indicated in the management of hypocalcemia in patients undergoing chronic renal dialysis. It has been shown to significantly reduce elevated parathyroid hormone levels. Reduction of PTH has been shown to result in an improvement in renal osteodystrophy. Calcitriol injection should not be given to patients with hypercalcemia or evidence of vitamin D toxicity. Calcitriol injection is contraindicated in patients with previous hypersensitivity to calcitriol or any of its excipients.
Calcitriol Injection, USP is supplied in 1 mL fill in 2 mL vials containing 1 mcg. NDC 72266-251-10 10 Single Dose Vials in one carton Storage: Store at 20° to 25°C (68° to 77°F) [see USP Controlled Room Temperature]. Protect from light. Distributed by: Fosun Pharma USA Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540 Made in India May 2023
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CALCITRIOL- CALCITRIOL INJECTION FOSUN PHARMA USA INC ---------- CALCITRIOL INJECTION USP, 1 MCG/ML RX ONLY DESCRIPTION Calcitriol injection is synthetically manufactured calcitriol and is available as a sterile, isotonic, clear, colorless to yellow, aqueous solution for intravenous injection. Calcitriol Injection, USP is available in 1 mL vials. Each 1 mL contains: Active: Calcitriol, 1 mcg. Inactives: Polysorbate 20, 4 mg; Dibasic Sodium Phosphate, Anhydrous 7.6 mg; Edetate Disodium, Dihydrate 1.1 mg; Monobasic Sodium Phosphate, Monohydrate 1.8 mg; Butylated hydroxyltoluene 0.02 mg; Butylated hydroxyl anisole 0.003 mg; Sodium Chloride 1.5 mg; pH Range is from 6.5 to 8.0 and Water for Injection. Calcitriol is a crystalline compound which occurs naturally in humans. It is soluble in organic solvents but relatively insoluble in water. Calcitriol is chemically designated (5Z,7E)-9,10 secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1α,3β,25-triol and has the following structural formula: The other names frequently used for calcitriol are 1α,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol,1α,25- dihydroxyvitamin D ,1,25-DHCC,1,25(OH) D and 1,25-diOHC. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Calcitriol is the active form of vitamin D (cholecalciferol). The natural or endogenous supply of vitamin D in man mainly depends on ultraviolet light for conversion of 7- dehydrocholesterol to vitamin D in the skin. Vitamin D must be metabolically activated 3 2 3 3 3 3 in the liver and the kidney before it is fully active on its target tissues. The initial transformation is catalyzed by a vitamin D -25-hydroxylase enzyme present in the liver, and the product of this reaction is 25-(OH)D (calcifediol). The latter undergoes hydroxylation in the mitochondria of kidney tissue, and this reaction is activated by the renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D -1-α-hydroxylase to produce 1,25-(OH) D (calcitriol), the active form of vitamin D . The known sites of action of calcitriol are intestine, bone, kidney and parathyroid gland. Calcitriol is the most active known form of vitamin D3 in stimulating i Read the complete document