Calbo Forte 1000 mg+327 mg (Elemental calcium)+500 mg+400 IU (Effervescent Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Calcium lactate gluconate calcium carbonate vitamin c vitamin d3
Company Square pharmaceuticals plc

Indications

  • Adjunct to specific therapy for osteoporosis
  • Increased demand for calcium, vitamin-C, and vitamin-D during pregnancy, lactation, childhood, adolescence, and old age
  • Osteomalacia treatment
  • Prevention and treatment of calcium deficiency/vitamin-D deficiency in housebound and hospitalized elderly subjects
  • Adjuvant in cold and influenza
  • Postmenopausal syndromes
  • Premenstrual symptoms relief
  • High body temperature management
  • Alkalizing agent in conditions with systemic acidosis

Composition

  • Calcium lactate gluconate 1000 mg
  • Calcium carbonate (USP) 327 mg sourced from coral
  • Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) BP 500 mg
  • Vitamin D3 400 IU as Colecalciferol BP

Pharmacology

  • Calcium gluconate for normal nerve, muscle, and cardiac function
  • Chemopreventive for colon and other cancers
  • Coral calcium for better absorption and similarity to human bone composition
  • Vitamin D3 for calcium absorption and bone formation
  • Vitamin C as a powerful reducing agent and defense against infections

Dosage & Administration

  • 1 effervescent tablet per day for adolescents and adults
  • ½ effervescent tablet per day for children
  • Infant dosage as per physician's prescription
  • Dissolve one tablet in a glass of water

Interaction

  • Risk of hypercalcemia with thiazide diuretics
  • Reduced absorption with certain foods containing oxalic acid, phosphate, or phytinic acid
  • Metabolic activation effect on vitamin-D with phenytoin or barbiturates
  • Reduced absorption of thyroxine, bisphosphonates, sodium fluoride, quinolone or tetracycline antibiotics, and iron with calcium salts

Contraindications

  • Hypercalcaemia resulting from myeloma, bone metastases, or other malignant bone disease
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Vitamin-D overdosage
  • Severe renal failure
  • Hypersensitivity to any tablet ingredients

Side Effects

  • Mild gastrointestinal disturbances like constipation, flatulence, nausea, gastric pain, and diarrhea with calcium supplements
  • Occasional skin rash with Vitamin-D supplements
  • Hypercalciuria
  • Rare cases of hypercalcaemia with long-term high-dose Vitamin-D treatment

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Supplementation under physician's direction
  • Increased calcium and vitamin-D requirements during pregnancy and lactation
  • Teratogenic effects of vitamin-D overdose in pregnant animals
  • Passage of vitamin-D and its metabolites into breast milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Careful supervision in patients with mild to moderate renal failure or mild hypercalciuria
  • Periodic checks of plasma calcium levels and urinary calcium excretion
  • Urinary calcium excretion measurement for patients with a history of renal stones
  • Monitoring of serum and urinary calcium levels and kidney function during long-term treatment
  • Allowances for supplements from other sources

Overdose Effects

  • Hypercalcaemia due to vitamin-D toxicity
  • Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, polyuria, constipation
  • Vascular and organ calcification with chronic overdoses
  • Treatment: cessation of calcium and vitamin-D intake, rehydration

Therapeutic Class

  • Specific mineral & vitamin combined preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Cool and dry place
  • Protection from light and moisture
  • Keep out of reach of children
  • Tightly closed container

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