Neocal 500 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 2.50 (50's pack: ৳ 125.00)

Medicine Details

Indications

  • Treatment of calcium depletion
  • Prevention of calcium deficiency
  • Management of hyperacidity
  • Relief of acid indigestion
  • Management of heartburn
  • Management of sour stomach
  • Fast relief of upset stomach

Pharmacology

Reacts with gastric acid to produce a salt and water, increases gastric pH, diminishes pepsin activity, up to 30% oral calcium load absorption

Dosage & Administration

  • 250 mg or 500 mg tablet:
    • Recommended daily doses for adults
    • Recommended doses for children
    • Recommended daily dose in pregnancy and lactation
    • Recommended doses in chronic renal failure
    • Maximizing effective phosphate binding with meals
  • 1000 mg tablet: 2000-3000 mg tablet when symptoms occur, may be repeated hourly if needed

Interaction

  • Enhances cardiac effects of digoxin
  • May interfere 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

Side Effects

  • Irritation to the gastrointestinal tract
  • May cause constipation
  • Rarely produces hypercalcaemia in chronic renal failure patients

Pregnancy & Lactation

Widely used in pregnancy and lactation for oral calcium supplementation or antacid therapy

Use in Special Populations

  • Use in children: Extensively studied in children and infants with chronic renal failure, safe and effective
  • Use in elderly: May cause constipation in elderly patients with renal failure

Therapeutic Class

  • Minerals in bone formation
  • Specific mineral preparations

Storage Conditions

Store in a cool, dry place at controlled room temperature

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