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Doxercalciferol

General statements

Do not share your medicine with others and do not take anyone else's medicine.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children and pets.
Keep a list of all your medicines (prescription, herbal/supplements, vitamins, over-the-counter) with you. Give this list to healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physician assistant).
Talk with healthcare provider before starting any new medicine, including over-the-counter or natural products (herbs, vitamins).

Signs of a life-threatening reaction. These include wheezing; tightness in the chest; fever; itching; bad cough; blue skin color; fits; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Changes in thinking clearly and logically.
Too tired or sleepy.
Severe nausea and vomiting.

Side effects may occur if your blood level of calcium is too high. Signs include weakness, confusion, feeling tired, headache, nausea and vomiting, constipation, bone pain.

Tell healthcare provider if you have had any problems with high calcium in the past.
Tell healthcare provider if you are allergic to any medicine. Make sure to tell about the allergy and how it affected you. This includes telling about rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat; or any other symptoms involved.
Tell healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
Tell healthcare provider if you are breast-feeding.

Take this medicine as directed by healthcare provider. It will be taken three times a week.
Do not take with cholestyramine, mineral oil, or magnesium-containing antacids or supplements.
Stop other vitamins containing vitamin D. Just use this one. Check with healthcare provider.
Follow diet plan as recommended by healthcare provider including extra calcium. Take calcium with meals for better absorption.

Take a missed dose as soon as possible.
If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed one. Return to your regular schedule.
Do not take a double dose or extra doses.

This medicine is used to prevent bone disease in patients on long-term dialysis.

Doxercalciferol is metabolized in the body to the active form of vitamin D.
Vitamin D controls absorption of calcium from the diet, from the kidneys and affects calcium use in the bones. Vitamin D works with a hormone called the parathyroid hormone to balance these activities.

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Vitamin D Analog

If you have an allergy to doxercalciferol or any other part of the medicine.
If you have any of the following conditions: A high level of calcium, vitamin D, or phosphate in the body.