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Alfacalcidol 0.25 microgram soft capsules What Alfacalcidol is used for :

  • Alfacalcidol is used to treat diseases where the amount of calcium in your body needs changing.

It is used to treat:

  • Changes in bone caused by kidney failure (osteodystrophy).
  • Changes to your parathyroid glands. Low levels of calcium in the blood of newborn babies (hypocalcaemia).
  • Softening and deformity of the bones due to lack of calcium (rickets or osteomalacia).

Do not take Alfacalcidol :

  • If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to alfacalcidol or any of the other ingredients. 
  • If you know you have a condition called hypercalcaemia.
  • This means you have high levels of calcium in your blood.
  • If you know that you have a condition called calcification.
  • This means you have high levels of calcium in your body tissues.

Warnings and precautions :

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking Alfacalcidol

  • If you are taking any of the medicines.
  • If you have any problems with your kidneys.
  • If you have granulomas or sarcoidosis.

Possible side effects :

  • You must get urgent medical help if you have any of the following symptoms. 
  • You may be having an allergic reaction:
  • You have difficulty breathing
  • Your face or throat swell
  • Your skin develops a severe rash

Other medicines and Alfacalcidol : You must tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:

  • Anticonvulsants.
  • Cardiac glycosides.
  • Thiazide diuretics.
  • Calcium-containing medicines. 
  • Other medicines that contain vitamin D. 
  • Antacids containing magnesium.
  • Medicines containing aluminium. 
  • Bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine.

How to take Alfacalcidol :

  • Adults and children weighing more than 20 kilograms:
  • The usual starting dose is 1 microgram each day. This is either 1 brown capsule, 2 red capsules or 4 white capsules. People usually take between 1 and 3 micrograms each day.

How to store Alfacalcidol :

  • Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
  • Do not take this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton and foil blister (EXP).
  • The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
  • Do not store above 25°C.
  • Do not throw away any medicines via waste water or household waste. 
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  • Manufacturer: One Alpha
  • Product form: Capsules
  • Ingredients: Alfacalcidol