Posts Tagged ‘paricalcitol’

November 3rd, 2010

Paricalcitol Reduces Albuminuria in Diabetic Nephropathy

Selective vitamin D receptor activation with paricalcitol may help prevent progression of renal failure in patients with diabetic nephropathy who are already taking renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors, according to a new study published online in the Lancet. In the VITAL study, U.S. and European investigators randomized 281 patients with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria who were […]