Before taking Rocaltrol: What To Tell Your Healthcare Provider:
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Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to calcitriol, other forms of vitamin D such as
calcifediol,
dihydrotachysterol,
doxercalciferol,
ergocalciferol,
paricalcitol, or any other medications or vitamins. |
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Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking, especially antacids; calcium supplements;
cholestyramine;
colestipol;
digoxin;
diuretics ('water pills');
ketoconazole;
lanthanum;
laxatives;
oral steroids such as dexamethasone,
methylprednisolone, and
prednisone;
other forms of vitamin D; phenobarbital; phenytoin; and sevelamer. Also tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking ergocalciferol or have stopped taking it in the past few months. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. |
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Tell your doctor if you have recently had surgery or are unable to move around for any reason and if you have or have ever had kidney or liver disease. |
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Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. |
After you begin taking Rocaltrol: What to Tell Your Healthcare Provider:
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If you become pregnant while taking
calcitriol,
call your doctor. You should not breastfeed while taking calcitriol. |
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Tell your doctor if you experience the following signs and symptoms of
vitamin D toxicity:
weakness, headache, sleepiness,
nausea,
vomiting, dry mouth, constipation, muscle or bone pain, metallic taste, lack of appetite or stomach ache, weight loss, change in urine, eye pain or sensitivity, abnormal sensations, or dizziness. |
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Tell your doctor if you change any of your other prescription medicines, nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products that you are taking, especially antacids; calcium supplements; cholestyramine; colestipol; digoxin; diuretics ('water pills'); ketoconazole; lanthanum; laxatives; oral steroids such as dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, and prednisone; other forms of vitamin D; phenobarbital; phenytoin; and sevelamer. Also tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking ergocalciferol or have stopped taking it in the past few months. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects. |
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