Dosage form: injection, solution
Drug class:Vitamins
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jan 24, 2022.
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Calcitriol Injection Description
Calcitriol Injection is synthetically manufactured calcitriol and is available as a sterile, isotonic, clear, colorless to yellow, aqueous solution for intravenous injection. Calcitriol Injection, USP is available in 1 mL vials. Each 1 mL contains: Active: Calcitriol, 1 mcg. Inactives: Polysorbate 20, 4 mg; Dibasic Sodium Phosphate, Anhydrous 7.6 mg; Edetate Disodium, Dihydrate 1.1 mg; Monobasic Sodium Phosphate, Monohydrate 1.8 mg; Butylated hydroxyltoluene 0.02 mg; Butylated hydroxyl anisole 0.003 mg; Sodium Chloride 1.5 mg; pH Range is from 6.5 to 8.0 and Water for Injection.
Calcitriol is a crystalline compound which occurs naturally in humans. It is soluble in organic solvents but relatively insoluble in water. Calcitriol is chemically designated (5Z,7E)-9,10 secocholesta-5,7,10(19)-triene-1α,3β,25-triol and has the following structural formula:
The other names frequently used for calcitriol are 1α,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol,1α,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3,1,25-DHCC,1,25(OH)2D
