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Calcitriol

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The active form of vitamin D.

Calcitriol is formed in the kidneys or made in the laboratory.

It is used as a drug to increase calcium levels in the body in order to treat skeletal and tissue-related calcium deficiencies caused by kidney or thyroid disorders

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