Vitamin D analogue
Paricalcitol
Brand names: Zemplar
Adult dose
Dose: Per BNF/SmPC; weight-based and PTH-targeted
Route: PO/IV
Frequency: 3×/week or daily
Clinical pearls
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD; specialist renal
Contraindications
- Hypercalcaemia
- Vitamin D toxicity
- Hypersensitivity
Side effects
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hyperphosphataemia
- Pruritus
- Headache
Interactions
- Calcium-containing antacids/phosphate binders
- Thiazides
Monitoring
- Calcium
- Phosphate
- PTH
Reference: BNF; NICE NG203; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/paricalcitol/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.