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Description
Drug Description:
This medicine is used to manage an overactive parathyroid gland, metabolic bone disease, and low blood calcium levels in patients undergoing kidney dialysis or with severe chronic kidney disease who are not yet on dialysis. It is also used to manage low blood calcium levels in patients with an underactive parathyroid due to a number of conditions following surgery.Store between 59 and 86 degrees F. Protect from light.How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated, your age, and weight. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. Take this medicine exactly as prescribed by your health care provider. Carefully follow the dietary guidelines given to you by your health care provider. The US Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium in adults is 800 to 1200 mg per day. Drink plenty of fluids while taking this medicine. Avoid taking antacids that contain magnesium while you are taking this medicine. Notify your doctor immediately if any of the following occur: Weakness; headache; drowsiness; muscle pain; bone pain; metallic taste. These are early signs that your vitamin D level may be too high. This medicine may cause drowsiness. Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. This medicine may cause sensitivity to sunlight. Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun and other ultraviolet light. Use sunscreens and wear protective clothing until tolerance is determined. Lab tests may be required to monitor therapy. Be sure to keep appointments. Do not stop taking this medication without checking with your doctor. Do not take more medication than prescribed unless advised to do so by your doctor or health care provider. Patients with previous medical conditions should talk with their health care provider before taking this medication. Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medications without talking with your doctor. This includes any herbal preparations or dietary supplements. If a dose is missed, take it as soon as possible. If several hours have passed or if it is nearing time for the next dose, do not double the dose to catch up, unless advised by your doctor. If more than one dose is missed, restart medication and contact your doctor or pharmacist.Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine you have high blood calcium levels you have evidence of vitamin D toxicityBefore using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any other prescription medicine, nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement if you are taking heart medications, cholestyramine, phenytoin, or thiazide if you have any other medical conditionDo not take additional doses of Vitamin D while taking this medicine. People who are on dialysis should not take antacids containing magnesium (such as Maalox) while takingthis medicine.Most severe: Allergic reaction (giant hives; swelling of the mouth, face, tongue, or lips). Early signs of too much medicine include the following: weakness; headache; drowsiness; nausea; vomiting; dry mouth; constipation; muscle pain; bone pain; metalliMost common: Abnormal thirst, apathy, arrested growth, decreased sex drive, dehydration, elevated blood cholesterol levels, excessive urination, extremely high body temperature, high blood pressure, inflamed eyes, intolerance to light, irregular heartbeat, itchy skin, kidney problems, loss of appetite, nighttime urination, runny nose, sensory disturbances, urinary tract infections, wasting of muscles or other tissues, weight loss, yellowish skinOther: Hives, mental disturbances, skin eruptions, swelling of mouth and lips
Indication:
This medicine is used to manage an overactive parathyroid gland, metabolic bone disease, and low blood calcium levels in patients undergoing kidney dialysis or with severe chronic kidney disease who are not yet on dialysis. It is also used to manage low blood calcium levels in patients with an underactive parathyroid due to a number of conditions following surgery.
Storage:
Store between 59 and 86 degrees F. Protect from light.
General:
If you have any questions about your medicine, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider. This medicine is only to be used by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not give it to others. This information is advisory only. It does not contain all information about this medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
Precautions:
Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any other prescription medicine, nonprescription medicine, herbal preparation, or dietary supplement if you are taking heart medications, cholestyramine, phenytoin, or thiazide if you have any other medical condition
Warnings:
Do not take additional doses of Vitamin D while taking this medicine. People who are on dialysis should not take antacids containing magnesium (such as Maalox) while takingthis medicine.
Patient Family Info:
How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated, your age, and weight. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. Take this medicine exactly as prescribed by your health care provider. Carefully follow the dietary guidelines given to you by your health care provider. The US Recommended Dietary Allowance for calcium in adults is 800 to 1200 mg per day. Drink plenty of fluids while taking this medicine. Avoid taking antacids that contain magnesium while you are taking this medicine. Notify your doctor immediately if any of the following occur: Weakness; headache; drowsiness; muscle pain; bone pain; metallic taste. These are early signs that your vitamin D level may be too high. This medicine may cause drowsiness. Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. This medicine m
Contra Indication:
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine you have high blood calcium levels you have evidence of vitamin D toxicity
Severe Side Effects:
Most severe: Allergic reaction (giant hives; swelling of the mouth, face, tongue, or lips). Early signs of too much medicine include the following: weakness; headache; drowsiness; nausea; vomiting; dry mouth; constipation; muscle pain; bone pain; metalli
Common Side Effects:
Most common: Abnormal thirst, apathy, arrested growth, decreased sex drive, dehydration, elevated blood cholesterol levels, excessive urination, extremely high body temperature, high blood pressure, inflamed eyes, intolerance to light, irregular heartbeat, itchy skin, kidney problems, loss of appetite, nighttime urination, runny nose, sensory disturbances, urinary tract infections, wasting of muscles or other tissues, weight loss, yellowish skin
Other Side Effects:
Hives, mental disturbances, skin eruptions, swelling of mouth and lips
