Doxercalciferol (or 1-hydroxyergocalciferol, trade name Hectorol) is drug for
secondary hyperparathyroidism and
metabolic bone disease. It is a synthetic analog of
ergocalciferol (vitamin D
2). It suppresses
parathyroid synthesis and secretion.
Docercalciferol is the vitamin D
2 analogue of
alfacalcidol. It undergoes 25-hydroxylation in the
liver to become the active
ercalcitriol, without the involvement of kidneys.
References
Secosteroids
Diols
Vitamin D
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