CALCIDOVEROS 1 MCG/ML ORAL DROPS 30 ML

MECHANISM OF ACTION OF CALCITRIOL CALCITRIOL IS A 1 25-DIHYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROL OR A VITAMIN D ANALOGUE. IT INCREASES THE ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM FROM INTESTINE BY FORMING A CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN. IT REVERSES THE SIGNS OF RICKETS AND OSTEOMALACIA. PHARMACOKINETS OF CALCITRIOL ABSORPTION: IT IS READILY ABSORBED AFTER ORAL ADMINISTRATION. DISTRIBUTION: IT IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN PROTEIN BOUND FORM. METABOLISM: IT UNDERGOES METABOLISM IN THE LIVER AND KIDNEY. EXCRETION: IT IS EXCRETED MAINLY IN THE FAECES. INDICATIONS FOR CALCITRIOL 1.MANAGEMENT OF HYPOCALCAEMIA 2.MANAGEMENT OF HYPOPARATHYROIDISM AND PSEUDOHYPOPARATHYROIDISM