Cinacalcet and Vitamin D3: what the published research says
PubMed indexes 2 records that name Cinacalcet and Vitamin D3 together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.
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This page lists published research relevant to Cinacalcet and Vitamin D3. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.
A study appearing here is not proof that an interaction exists. Two substances can be named together in a paper that never tested them in combination, and a source listed as background may cover only one of them.
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The research
2 studies naming Cinacalcet and Vitamin D3.
Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.
“Nearly 40% of study patients gained >10% improvement in femoral neck (FN) bone mineral density (BMD). We conclude that cholecalciferol additively reduced serum iPTH levels, improved 25-(OH)D₃ levels and improved FN BMD when used together with cinacalcet/calcitriol in severe SHPT HD patients.”
Names both Cinacalcet and Vitamin D3 in its title.
Arab journal of nephrology and transplantation · 2012 · PMID 22283867
Case ReportsHuman subjects
“Cinacalcet can be effectively used in the treatment of sHPT in children in the short term, with minimal changes in the serum levels of calcium and phosphorus.”
Names Cinacalcet and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
Limitations
What this evidence cannot tell you.
Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:
Selection. These records were found by searching PubMed titles and abstracts for both substance names alongside interaction and pharmacokinetic terms. Relevant work that phrases things differently, or is not indexed in PubMed, will be missing.
No effect size. The quoted conclusions are the authors’ words about their own study. We have not extracted effect direction or magnitude, and a single study’s conclusion is not a consensus.
Population mismatch. Findings in healthy volunteers, animals, or a specific patient group may not transfer to you, your dose, or your formulation.
Absence is not safety. Few published studies means the combination is under-studied, which is not the same as established as safe.
Nearby evidence
Other pairs with published research.
Pages covering Cinacalcet or Vitamin D3 alongside a different substance.
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