Carben C 1000 mg+327 mg+500 mg (Effervescent Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 12.00 (1 x 12: ৳ 144.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Calcium lactate gluconate calcium carbonate vitamin c
Company Benham pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Increased demand for Calcium and Vitamin-C
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Periods of rapid growth (childhood, adolescence)
  • Old age
  • Infectious disease
  • Convalescence
  • Calcium and vitamin-C deficiency
  • Osteoporosis
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Postmenopausal problems
  • Adjuvant in colds and influenza

Pharmacology

  • Calcium used to remedy deficiency
  • Vitamin-C not synthesized by the body
  • Vitamin-C powerful reducing agent
  • Vitamin-C important in stress response
  • Vitamin-C important in defense against infection

Dosage & Administration

  • Children 3 to 7 years: ½ effervescent tablet daily
  • Adults & children above 7 years: 1 effervescent tablet daily
  • Tablet should be dissolved in a glass of water before consumption

Interaction

  • Potentially hazardous interactions with Digoxin, tetracycline, furosemide, pentagastrin
  • Potentially hazardous interactions with Aminophylline, bleomycin, erythromycin, lactobionate, nafcillin
  • Potentially hazardous interactions with Nitrofurantoin, conjugated estrogens, salfafurazole, diethanolamine, chloramphenicol
  • Potentially useful interactions with Vitamin-D, oxytocin, prostaglandins
  • Vitamin-C enhances iron absorption

Contraindications

  • Hypercalcemia
  • Severe hypercalciuria
  • Severe renal failure
  • Hyperoxaluria
  • Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Iron overload
  • Larger doses may lead to gastrointestinal tract upset

Side Effects

  • Mild gastrointestinal disturbances (bloating, diarrhea)
  • Prolonged treatment with high doses may promote urinary tract calculi formation

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Oral calcium studies show no increase in teratogenic hazard to the fetus
  • Supplemental calcium excreted in breast milk unlikely to produce adverse effects on the neonate
  • Vitamin C safe during pregnancy and lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Monitoring of calcium excretion in urine for patients with mild hypercalciuria, impaired renal function, or history of urinary concrements
  • High doses of vitamin-D to be avoided during treatment
  • Citrate salts reported to increase aluminum absorption

Overdose Effects

  • Acute overdosage not reported
  • Expected to cause gastrointestinal disturbances

Therapeutic Class

  • Specific mineral & vitamin combined preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Store in a cool & dry place
  • Protect from heat, light, and moisture
  • Keep out of reach of children
  • Keep the tube tightly closed after each use

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