Cal 250 mg (Chewable Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 3.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 90.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 30.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Elemental calcium |
| Company | Pacific pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Title
- Cal Calcium Carbonate Tablets
Categories
- Medicine
- Supplement
- Antacid
Description
- Cal Calcium Carbonate Tablets are used for the treatment or prevention of calcium depletion in patients with conditions such as hypoparathyroidism, achlorhydria, chronic diarrhea, vitamin D deficiency, steatorrhea, sprue, pregnancy and lactation, menopause, pancreatitis, renal failure, alkalosis, and hyperphosphataemia.
DosageOptions
- 250 mg tablet
- 500 mg tablet
- 1000 mg tablet
DosageInstructions
- Recommended doses for adults are equivalent to 540-2000 mg Calcium Carbonate per day
- Doses for children being half of those for adults
- May be taken orally
- Need to be tailored to the individual patient depending on specific disease such as Calcium deficiency, malabsorption or parathyroid function
Pharmacology
- Calcium carbonate reacts with gastric acid to produce a salt and water
- Increase in gastric pH diminishes the activity of pepsin in the gastric secretion
- Up to 30% of the oral calcium load may be absorbed
Interaction
- May enhance the cardiac effects of digoxin and other cardiac glycosides if systemic hypercalcaemia occurs
- May interfere with the absorption of concomitantly administered tetracycline preparations
- Modification of vitamin D therapy may be required to avoid hypercalcaemia in chronic renal failure when used as the primary phosphate binder
Contraindications
- Hypercalcaemia and hyperparathyroidism
- Hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- Concomitant digoxin therapy (requires careful monitoring of serum calcium level)
SideEffects
- Orally administered may be irritating to the GI tract
- May cause constipation
- Rarely produced hypercalcaemia by administration of calcium alone
- May occur when large doses are given to patients with chronic renal failure
PregnancyLactation
- Can be used in pregnancy by way of oral calcium supplementation or antacid therapy
- Can be used in lactating women
SpecialPopulations
- Studied in children and infants with chronic renal failure and is both safe and effective
- In case of elderly patients with renal failure when taken, constipation may be troublesome
TherapeuticClass
- Minerals in bone formation
- Specific mineral preparations
StorageConditions
- Store in a cool, dry place in controlled room temperature