Calcitriol
Brand names: Calcitriol, Rocaltrol, Vectical
At a glance
- Medicare prescriptions, 2024
- 1,022,515
- Medicare drug cost
- $19.1M
- Average cost per prescription
- $18.64
- Clinicians who prescribed it
- 21,506
Where it is prescribed
List the prescribers in any state, county, city or ZIP code →
What it is used for
VECTICAL Ointment is a vitamin D analog indicated for the topical treatment of mild to moderate plaque psoriasis in adult and pediatric patients 2 years and older. Limitations of Use The safety and effectiveness of VECTICAL Ointment in patients with known or suspected disorders of calcium metabolism have not been evaluated.
From the FDA-approved prescribing information (label dated October 2024). Full labels on DailyMed (opens in a new tab)
Who prescribes it
- Nephrology (Kidney) 56.8%
- Nurse Practitioners 12.7%
- Internal Medicine 11.3%
- Family Medicine 6.8%
- Endocrinology & Diabetes 6.3%
- Physician Assistants 2.6%
- Geriatric Medicine 1.0%
- General Practice 0.8%
- Hospitalist 0.5%
- Dermatology 0.2%
- ENT (Otolaryngology) 0.1%
- General Surgery 0.1%
All prescribers, by place, name or specialty →
Share of Medicare prescriptions written by each specialty. Select one to list its prescribers.
Trend, 2019–2024
Medicare prescriptions rose 6% from 2019 to 2024.
Biggest change by state since 2019
- North Dakota +44%
- Puerto Rico +38%
- Utah +30%
- South Dakota +28%
- Oklahoma +25%
- Oregon (smallest change) −13%
- New Mexico (smallest change) −12%
From CMS’s yearly state and national Part D summaries, which count every prescriber, including those CMS leaves out of its per-clinician data (fewer than 11 prescriptions). That is why these totals are higher than the count at the top of this page. Prescriptions include refills.
What it looks like
Pills from 4 makers on file. The same medicine can look different depending on who made it, so check the imprint (the letters and numbers on the pill) with your pharmacist if a refill looks different.
Bryant Ranch Prepack
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 ug | orange oval capsule, 10 mm | CAL2 |
Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25 ug | orange oval capsule, 10 mm | CAL1 |
| 0.5 ug | orange oval capsule, 10 mm | CAL2 |
Pd-Rx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25 ug | yellow capsule, 16 mm | 547 |
Remedyrepack Inc.
| Strength | Looks like | Imprint |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 ug | orange oval capsule, 10 mm | CAL2 |
Source: DailyMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine), from each maker’s FDA drug listing. A few makers are shown, not every one. Never take a pill you can’t identify; ask a pharmacist.
Industry payments about this drug
No industry payments to clinicians named this drug in 2025.
Recalls and shortages
Not on the FDA drug shortage list.
No FDA-reported recalls since 2020.
Sources: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug (2024; prescriptions include refills, and CMS hides counts under 11 per prescriber); U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA (drug labels, NDC directory, enforcement reports, drug shortages); CMS Open Payments 2025; ClinicalTrials.gov. General information only, not medical advice; not yet reviewed by our medical reviewer.