PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Vitamin D preparations: alfacalcidol (one-alpha) and others
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.17.7.25
DP  - 1979 Mar 30
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 25--27
VI  - 17
IP  - 7
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/17/7/25.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/17/7/25.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1979 Mar 30; 17
AB  - Since we last discussed vitamin D therapy1 the synthetic vitamin D analogue 1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 has become available as alfacalcidol (One-Alpha - Leo). It is recommended for treatment of hypoparathyroidism, renal bone disease, vitamin D-dependent rickets, vitamin D-resistant hypophosphataemic rickets and osteomalacia. Peri-operative treatment is also recommended to reduce the risks of hypocalcaemia after parathyroidectomy.