Zemplar

Related terms

Brand Names: U.S.: Zemplar?
Brand Names: Canada: Zemplar?

Uses

It is used to stop bone disease in dialysis patients.
Paricalcitol acts as a hormone to control how much calcium is stored in the body.

Dosing

How to take
All products:
Use as you have been told, even if you are feeling better.
Stop other vitamins that have vitamin D.
Follow the diet and workout plan that your doctor told you about.
Oral:
Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
Shot:
It is given as a shot into a vein.

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