Reboost
by Elko
Active ingredients: Alfacalcidol, Ergocalciferol
Packs
- Tab · 1 mcg · 10's (039235)
- Drop · 2 mcg/mL · 20 mL (032596)
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About Alfacalcidol
Vitamin A, D & Combinations
Uses
Renal osteodystrophy. Hypoparathyroidism. Hyperparathyroidism (with bone disease). Nutritional, malabsorptive and vitamin D resistant rickets and osteomalacia. Neonatal hypocalcaemia.
How to take it
Adults: Orally or by IV injection over 30 sec. Initially 1 mcg daily. Elderly: 500 nanogram daily. Adjusted to avoid hypercalcaemia. Maintenance, usually 0.25-1 mcg daily. Children: Orally or by IV injection over 30 sec. Hypophosphataemic rickets; persistent hypocalcaemia due to hypoparathyroidism or pseudohypoparathyroidism: 1 mth-12 yr, 25-50 nanogram/kg (max 1 mcg) once daily, adjusted as necessary; 12-18 yr, 1 mcg once daily, adjusted as necessary. Persistent neonatal hypocalcaemia: Neonate, 50-100 nanograms/kg once daily, adjusted as necessary (up to 2 mcg/kg daily may be needed in resistant cases). Prevention of vitamin D deficiency in renal or cholestatic liver disease: Neonate, 20…
Side effects
Symptoms of overdose include anorexia, lassitude, nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, weight loss, polyuria, sweating, headache, thirst, vertigo, rash, pruritus and raised concentration of calcium and phosphate in plasma and urine.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Risk cannot be ruled out. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined. Contraindications: Hypercalcaemia, metastatic calcification. Precautions: Check plasma calcium and phosphate regularly. Advise patients of signs of hypercalcaemia. Arteriosclerosis, cardiac valve sclerosis, calcification of pulmonary tissue, granulomatous diseases. Renal impairment or stones.
Advice
Take with meals.
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Interactions with Alfacalcidol
Barbiturates, anticonvulsants, danazol, digitalis, thiazides, antacids, mineral oils, cholestyramine, colestipol, sucralfate. Magnesium containing antacids, aluminium containing preparations, bile acid sequestrants.
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