Rocaltrol Oral

Rocaltrol Oral Interactions

See also How to Use section.

Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

This drug should not be used with the following medications because a very serious interaction may occur:

• other vitamin D products (e.g., ergocalciferol)

If you are currently using any of the medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting calcitriol.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially:

• cardiac glycosides (e.g., digoxin, digitalis)
• corticosteroids (e.g., hydrocortisone, prednisone)
• magnesium-containing medications (e.g., antacids, milk of magnesia)
• phosphate binders
• "water pills" (e.g., thiazide diuretics such as hydrochlorothiazide)
• vitamins/nutritional supplements (especially calcium and vitamin D)
• drugs that can speed up the removal of calcitriol from your body (e.g., ketoconazole, phenobarbital, phenytoin)

Check the labels on all your prescription and nonprescription/herbal products (e.g., antacids, laxatives, vitamins) because they may contain calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and vitamin D. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely.

This medication may interfere with certain laboratory tests (e.g., cholesterol test), possibly causing false test results. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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