Calcin 500 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 5.00 (5 x 10: ৳ 250.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 50.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Elemental calcium |
| Company | Renata limited |
Title
- Calcium Carbonate Tablets
Category
- Medicine
- Health
- Supplement
Description
- Oral calcium supplement for calcium depletion
- Treatment and prevention of calcium deficiency
- Fast relief of acid indigestion and heartburn
- Management of conditions associated with hyperacidity
- Used in pregnancy and lactation
- Safe and effective for children and infants with chronic renal failure
- Storage in cool, dry place at controlled room temperature
DosageFormsAndStrengths
- 250 mg tablet
- 500 mg tablet
- 1000 mg tablet
Indications
- Treatment or prevention of calcium depletion
- Management of conditions associated with hyperphosphatemia
- Fast relief of acid indigestion, heartburn, sour stomach, upset stomach
Pharmacology
- Reacts with gastric acid to produce a salt and water
- Increases gastric pH to diminish pepsin activity
- Up to 30% of oral calcium load may be absorbed
DosageAdministration
- Oral use as antacid
- Adult doses equivalent to 540-2000 mg Calcium Carbonate per day
- Children's doses half of adults
- Recommended doses for dietary supplement
- Tailored dosing for individual patient based on specific disease
- Adjustable doses for pregnancy, lactation, and chronic renal failure
Interaction
- Enhancement of cardiac effects of digoxin and other cardiac glycosides
- Interference with absorption of tetracycline preparations
- Modification of vitamin D therapy in chronic renal failure
Contraindications
- Hypercalcaemia and hyperparathyroidism
- Hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- Concomitant digoxin therapy
- Caution in patients with sarcoidosis, renal or cardiac disease, and patients receiving cardiac glycosides
SideEffects
- GI tract irritation
- Constipation
- Rarely produces hypercalcaemia when given in large doses to patients with chronic renal failure
PregnancyLactation
- Widely used in pregnancy for oral calcium supplementation or antacid therapy
- Safe for use in lactating women
UseSpecialPopulations
- Safe and effective in children and infants with chronic renal failure
- Potential constipation issue in elderly patients with renal failure
- Monitoring of serum calcium and phosphate indicated for elderly patients
TherapeuticClass
- Minerals in bone formation
- Specific mineral preparations
StorageConditions
- Store in cool, dry place at controlled room temperature