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

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Medicine Details

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

Indications

  • Increased demand for Calcium and Vitamin-C, e.g. pregnancy, lactation, periods of rapid growth (childhood, adolescence), in old age
  • During infectious disease and convalescence
  • Treatment of calcium and vitamin-C deficiency
  • Osteoporosis
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Postmenopausal problems
  • Adjuvant in colds and influenza

Pharmacology

  • Calcium is used as a pharmacologic agent in humans almost entirely to remedy deficiency
  • Vitamin-C is an essential component of the diet as man can not synthesize vitamin-C
  • Vitamin-C is a very powerful reducing agent
  • Vitamin-C plays an important part in the response of the body to stress
  • Calcium is vital to a wide variety of bodily functions

Dosage & Administration

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

Interaction

  • Potentially hazardous interactions: Digoxin, tetracycline, furosemide, pentagastrin, Aminophylline
  • Potentially useful interactions: Vitamin-D, oxytocin and prostaglandins, Vitamin-C enhances iron absorption

Contraindications

  • Hypercalcemia (e.g. in hyperparathyroidism, vitamin-D overdosage, decalcifying tumors such as plasmocytoma, bone metastases)
  • Severe hypercalciuria
  • Severe renal failure
  • Patients with hyperoxalauria, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, or iron overload
  • Larger doses may lead to gastrointestinal tract upset

Side Effects

  • Mild gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Bloating
  • Diarrhea
  • Prolonged treatment with high doses may promote the formation of calculi in the urinary tract

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Epidemiological studies with oral calcium have shown no increase in the teratogenic hazard to the fetus
  • Supplemental calcium may be excreted in breast milk, the concentration is unlikely to be sufficient to produce any adverse effect on the neonate
  • Vitamin C may be taken safely during pregnancy and lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • For patients with mild hypercalciuria, with mild or moderate impairment of renal function or with a history of urinary concrements, monitoring of calcium excretion in the urine is required
  • High doses of vitamin-D and derivatives should be avoided during treatment with Ostocal C unless especially indicated
  • Citrate salts have been reported to increase aluminium absorption, Ostocal C should be used with caution in patients with severely impaired renal function, especially those receiving aluminium-containing preparations
  • The sugar content should be taken into account by diabetic patients

Overdose Effects

  • Acute overdosage has not been reported
  • It would be expected to cause gastrointestinal disturbances but not to result in hypercalcemia, except in patients treated with a very high dosage of vitamin-D and derivatives

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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