Vitamin D receptor agonist

Raises calcium and phosphate absorption
Used in renal secondary hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia with excess

Drugs with this mechanism (3)

Calcipotriene — Vitamin D analog for psoriasis; normalizes keratinocyte proliferation.
Calcitriol — Active vitamin D and VDR agonist.
Paricalcitol — Selective vitamin-D receptor agonist for secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD.

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