Darbepoetin alfa is a man-made form of a protein that helps your body produce red blood cells. The amount of this protein in your body may be reduced when you have kidney failure or use certain medications. When fewer red blood cells are produced, you can develop a condition called anemia.

Source:MULTUM

calcitriol (oral)

Calcitriol is vitamin D3. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body.

Source:MULTUM

calcitriol

Synthetic vitamin D analog.

Source:AHFS

calcium salts

Calcium salts are used as a source of calcium, an essential nutrient cation.

Source:AHFS

cinacalcet

Cinacalcet is an agent that increases the sensitivity of the parathyroid gland to calcium in the body. This causes a decrease in levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphorous in the body.

Source:MULTUM

cinacalcet

Calcimimetic agent; increases sensitivity of calcium-sensing receptors on parathyroid glands to extracellular calcium, resulting in decreased serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium concentrations.

Source:AHFS

darbepoetin alfa

Biosynthetic (recombinant DNA origin) form of the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin, a hematopoietic agent that principally affects erythropoiesis.

Source:AHFS

doxercalciferol

A synthetic vitamin D analog.

Source:AHFS

epoetin alfa

Biosynthetic (recombinant DNA origin) form of the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin, a hematopoietic agent that principally affects erythropoiesis.

Source:AHFS

ferrous sulfate

Ferrous sulfate is a type of iron. You normally get iron from the foods you eat. In your body, iron becomes a part of your hemoglobin (HEEM o glo bin) and myoglobin (MY o glo bin). Hemoglobin carries oxygen through your blood to tissues and organs. Myoglobin helps your muscle cells store oxygen.

Source:MULTUM

iron preparations, oral

Ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate, ferrous sulfate, carbonyl iron, and polysaccharide-iron complex are used orally in the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency.

Source:AHFS

doxercalciferol

Doxercalciferol is a synthetic (man-made) form of vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body.

Source:MULTUM

iron dextran

Iron dextran is a form of the mineral iron. Iron is important for many functions in the body, especially for the transport of oxygen in the blood.

Source:MULTUM

iron dextran

Ferric hydroxide in a complex with partially hydrolyzed low molecular weight dextran.

Source:AHFS

iron sucrose (injection)

Iron sucrose is a form of the mineral iron. Iron is important for many functions in the body, especially for the transport of oxygen in the blood.

Source:MULTUM

iron sucrose

Hematinic agent; a polynuclear iron (III)-hydroxide sucrose complex.

Source:AHFS

lanthanum carbonate

Lanthanum carbonate is used for reducing phosphate levels in patients with end stage renal disease. High levels of phosphate can lead to complications with calcium absorption, resulting in serious medical problems.

Source:MULTUM

lanthanum

Phosphate binder used to reduce the intestinal absorption of phosphates.

Source:AHFS

psyllium

Psyllium is a bulk-forming laxative. It absorbs liquid in the intestines and makes a bulky, softer stool which is easier to pass.

Source:MULTUM

simethicone

Simethicone allows gas bubbles in the stomach and intestines to come together more easily, which allows for easier passage of gas.

Source:MULTUM

loperamide (oral)

Loperamide slows the rhythm of digestion so that the small intestines have more time to absorb fluid and nutrients from the foods you eat.

Source:MULTUM

bulk-forming laxatives

Cellulose derivatives (methylcellulose), calcium polycarbophil, malt soup extract, and psyllium preparations are bulk-forming laxatives.

Source:AHFS

Psyllium

Psyllium is a seed used for medicinal purposes taken from the common fleawort, Plantago psyllium . There are about 250 species of the genus Plantago found worldwide; they belong to the Plantaginaceae family.

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

calcium carbonate

Calcium is a mineral that is found naturally in foods. Calcium is necessary for many normal functions of the body, especially bone formation and maintenance. Calcium can also bind to other minerals (such as phosphate) and aid in their removal from the body.

Source:MULTUM

paricalcitol

Paricalcitol is a man-made form of vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body.

Source:MULTUM

calcium acetate

Calcium is a mineral that is needed for many functions of the body, especially bone formation and maintenance. Calcium can also bind to other minerals such as phosphate, and aid in their removal from the body.

Source:MULTUM

epoetin alfa

Epoetin alfa is a man-made form of a protein that helps your body produce red blood cells. The amount of this protein in your body may be reduced when you have kidney failure or use certain medications. When fewer red blood cells are produced, you can develop a condition called anemia.

Source:MULTUM

sevelamer

Sevelamer is a phosphate binder. Sevelamer helps prevent hypocalcemia (low levels of calcium in the body) caused by elevated phosphorus.

Source:MULTUM

sevelamer

Phosphate binder used to reduce the intestinal absorption of phosphates; allylamine polymer (cross-linked with epichlorohydrin).

Source:AHFS

sodium ferric gluconate

Hematinic agent; stable macromolecular complex composed of ferric oxide hydrate directly bonded to sucrose and chelated with gluconate.

Source:AHFS

paricalcitol

A synthetic vitamin D analog.