Vitamin D2 Alternatives Compared
| Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) | Calcitriol | Calcium carbonate |
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Hypoparathyroidism, Hypocalcemia, Hypophosphatemia, Familial Hypophosphatemia, Osteomalacia, Renal Osteodystrophy, Rickets, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism, Hypocalcemia, Renal Osteodystrophy, Rickets. Calcitriol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Over-the-counter
Prescribed for GERD, Osteoporosis, Hypocalcemia, Osteopenia, Erosive Esophagitis, Indigestion, Stomach Ulcer, Duodenal Ulcer. Calcium carbonate may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
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| More about (ergocalciferol) | More about Calcitriol | More about Calcium carbonate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vitamin D2 has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 9 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 44% reported a negative effect. |
Calcitriol has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 8 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Calcium carbonate has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 20 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
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| Other ergocalciferol brands include: Calcidol, Calciferol, Drisdol | Rocaltrol | Alcalak, Alka-Seltzer Cool Action Heartburn Relief Gum, Alka-Seltzer Heartburn ReliefChews, Alkets, Alkums, Ami-Lac, Amitone, Cal Oys, Cal-Gest, Cal-Mint, Calcarb, Calci Mix, Calci-Chew, Calcid, Calcitab, Calcium Concentrate, Calcium Liquid Softgel, Calcium Oyster, Calcium Oyster Shell, Caltrate, Caltro, Chooz, D-Cal, Dicarbosil, Equilet, Icar Prenatal Chewable Calcium, Maalox Children's Relief, Maalox Regular Strength, Oysco 500, Oyster Cal, Oyster Calcium, Oyster Shell, Oyster Shell Calcium, Oyster Shell Calcium 500, Titralac, Trial Antacid, Tums Antacid Naturals, Tums Chewy Bites, Tums Chewy Bites Ultra Strength, Tums Chewy Delights, Tums Extra Strength 750, Tums Freshers, Tums Kids, Tums Regular Strength, Tums Smoothies, Tums Smoothies Extra Strength, Tums Sugar-Free, Tums Ultra 1000 View more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category N
Not classified
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 91 drugs are known to interact with Vitamin D2:
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A total of 90 drugs are known to interact with Calcitriol:
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A total of 223 drugs are known to interact with Calcium carbonate:
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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