Paricalcitol
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paricalcitol-259-7044038
title:
Paricalcitol
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Paricalcitol (chemically it is 19-nor-1,25-(OH)2-vitamin D2. Marketed by Abbott Laboratories under the trade name Zemplar) is a drug used for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone) associated with chronic kidney failure. It is an analog of 1,25-dihydroxyergocalciferol, the active form of vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). It was patented in 1989 and approved for medical use in 1998.
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paricalcitol
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date modified:
2023-12-20T19:28:53Z
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