Alfacalcidol C₂₇H₄₄O₂
Also known as:
1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3
Alphacalcidol
1-hydroxycholecalciferol
1alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol
Active ingredient description
Alfacalcidol is Vitamin D-hormone analog (an active metabolite of Vitamin D), which performs important functions in regulation of the calcium balance and the bone metabolism and is activated by the enzyme 25-hydroxylase (converted rapidly in the liver to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) for systemic and in osteoblasts for local D-hormone actions.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Product monographs
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Structural formula
Chemical formula: C₂₇H₄₄O₂
Molecular mass: 400.637 g/mol
External identifiers
Medicines
Alfacalcidol is an active ingredient of these brands:
Austria (AT)
Brazil (BR)
Canada (CA)
Finland (FI)
France (FR)
Ireland (IE)
Mexico (MX)
Netherlands (NL)
New Zealand (NZ)
Poland (PL)
Spain (ES)
Tunisia (TN)
Turkey (TR)
United Kingdom (UK)
While we strive to include the brand names of medicines across all countries, our index remains incomplete. Therefore, it is possible that this medicine may also be marketed under different names in other countries.
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