Capsera- Generic name
- Ergocalciferol
- Class
- Vitamin D2 (calcium regulator)
- Mechanism
- Hydroxylated in liver then kidney to active vitamin D metabolites that increase intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption for bone mineralization.
- Used for
- Hypoparathyroidism; Refractory (vitamin D resistant) rickets; Familial hypophosphatemia
- Common side effects
- Nausea with vitamin D toxicity; Loss of appetite with vitamin D toxicity; Constipation with vitamin D toxicity; Excess urinary calcium with vitamin D toxicity; Weakness with vitamin D toxicity
- Warnings
- Hypercalcemia; Malabsorption syndrome; Hypervitaminosis D
- Interactions
- Mineral oil; Thiazide diuretics
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