Product Description:

• Alfacalcidol 2 mcg / mL Oral Drops


• Alfacalcidol is indicated in all conditions where there is a disturbance of calcium metabolism due to impaired 1-α hydroxylation such as when there is reduced renal function.

The main indications are:

• Renal osteodystrophy


• Hyperparathyroidism (with bone disease


• Hypoparathyroidism


• Neonatal hypocalcaemia


• Nutritional and malabsorptive rickets and osteomalacia


• Pseudo-deficiency (D-dependent) rickets and osteomalacia


• Hypophosphataemic vitamin D resistant rickets and osteomalacia.

How To Use:

Initial dose for all indications:

Adults and children over 20 kg bodyweight:

• 1 microgram/day

Elderly:

• 5 microgram/day

Neonates and premature infants:

• 05 - 0.1 microgram/kg/day

Children under 20 kg bodyweight:

• 05 microgram/kg/day

Half-drop doses should be rounded up to the next whole number of drops.

Plasma levels should initially be measured at weekly intervals.

The daily dose of Alfacalidol:

• May be increased by increments of 0.25-0.5 microgram.

When the dose is stabilized:

• Measurements may be taken every 2-4 weeks.

Most adult patients respond to:

• Doses between 1 and 3 micrograms per day.


• When there is biochemical or radiographic evidence of bone healing (and in hypo parathyroid patients when normal plasma calcium levels have been attained), the dose generally decreases.

 Maintenance doses:

• generally in the range of 0.25 to 1 microgram per day.

Warnings And Precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking One-Alpha:

• If you are taking any of the medicines in the “Other medicines and One-Alpha”.


• If you have any problems with your kidneys.


• This includes if you have kidney stones.


• If you know that you have any sugar intolerance. You may


• Have inherited this condition from someone else in your family.


• If you have granulomas or sarcoidosis.


• You may be more sensitive to Alfacalcidol.


• You may get too much calcium or phosphate in your blood when you take this medicine.

Ingredients:

Each ml contains:

• Alfacalcidol (1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3) 2 mcg, corresponding to approx. 0.10 mcg per drop.

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