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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: 2010-12-07
Last data update: 2012-01-14
Usage:
Calcitriol is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.
| Disease/Condition | % |
|---|
| Kidney Failure | 33% |
| Low Calcium | 25% |
| Hypoparathyroidism | 21% |
| Osteoporosis | 13% |
General Information:
- 7.6
- Calcitriol Average Satisfaction Score
- 88% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Calcitriol.
MediGuard regularly polls our more than 570 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 for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.
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Global Patient Feedback for Calcitriol (Calcitriol)
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I was told to take Calcitriol for six months because my Vitamin D level isn't on the chart, very low, I take 400 Vitamin D a day and drink losts of milk and other dairy, shouldn't they try to find out why i don't make it instead of just giving me something? I'm a 64 year old female. I live in Florida and out in the sun all the time. I only wear sunscreen after 20 minutes if I know I'l be outside.
- 65 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2010-03-26 13:48:31
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
- 52 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2009-01-08 06:58:48
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
- 64 year old – Source: MediGuard
- Posted: 2008-12-20 04:05:39
