SUMMARY
Doxercalciferol, the active ingredient in Hectorol, is a synthetic vitamin D analog that undergoes metabolic activation
in vivo
to form 1(alpha),25-dihydroxyvitamin D2(1(alpha),25-(OH) 2 D2), a naturally occurring, biologically active form of vitamin D2.
Hectorol is indicated for the reduction of elevated iPTH levels in the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing chronic renal dialysis.
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