Drug & intervention

paricalcitol

RxCUI 73710

Clinical trials8
Recruiting0
Related conditions14
Synonyms1

RxNorm ingredient and formulation relationships

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Background context

Paricalcitol

Paricalcitol (chemically it is 19-nor-1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D2. Marketed by Abbott Laboratories under the trade name Zemplar) is a drug used for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone) associated with chronic kidney failure. It is an analog of 1,25-dihydroxyergocalciferol, the active form of vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). It was patented in 1989 and approved for medical use in 1998.

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Clinical trials

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