Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Publication Title

Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapy

First Page

202

Last Page

205

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5863/1551-6776-19.3.202

Abstract

A 2-year-old male with chronic kidney disease with secondary hyperparathyroidism developed hypercalcemia while receiving calcitriol, without achieving a serum parathyroid hormone concentration within the goal range. Cinacalcet 15 mg (1.2 mg/kg), crushed and administered via gastrostomy tube, was added to the patient’s therapy. This therapy was effective in achieving targeted laboratory parameters in our patient despite instructions in the prescribing information that cinacalcet should always be taken whole.

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