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What is Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)?

Vitamin D3 (calcitriol) is a Vitamin D analog used to manage hypocalcemia in renal dialysis patients; secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic renal disease; to manage hypocalcemia in hypoparathyroidism. Off label it is used to decrease severity of psoriasis and for Vitamin D dependent rickets.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 19 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 7 1 Efficacy_major
Hyperparathyroidism 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Vitamin D deficiency 5 2 Efficacy_slight
Osteomalacia 5 0
Low potassium (hypokalemia) 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 113 patients currently taking Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 15

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

Facial flushing 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin D3 (calcitriol). See all 45 dosages ►

  0.25 mcg daily 0.5 mcg daily 1 tab(s) daily 1 mcg daily 1 cap(s) daily 2 cap(s) daily 1,000 intl units daily 2,000 intl units daily 5,000 intl units daily 6,000 intl units daily
  20 Number of Patients: 20 8 Number of Patients: 8 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 (calcitriol) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 2   Expense: 50%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

Always
 14 88%
Usually
 1 6%
Sometimes
 1 6%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 16 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Vitamin D3 (calcitriol)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 18%
< $25
 9 82%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.