Egshel-D 500 mg+200 IU (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Eggshell calcium vitamin d3
Company Everest pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Egshel dx 600 mg tablet

Title and Categories

  • Egshel-D Tablet
  • Medicine
  • Healthcare product
  • Vitamin and mineral supplement

Dimensions

  • 6mm x 6mm x 2mm (tablet size)
  • Weight: 1 gram per tablet

Color Options

  • White (tablet color)

Functions

  • Treatment of bone loss (osteoporosis)
  • Strengthening weak bones (osteomalacia, osteopenia)
  • Remedy for rickets
  • Management of decreased parathyroid gland activity (hypoparathyroidism)
  • Alleviating latent tetany (certain muscle disease)
  • Supplementing calcium and vitamin D3 during pregnancy and lactation
  • Prevention and treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis
  • Aiding senile osteoporosis management
  • Counteracting drug-induced osteoporosis (e.g. from Phenytoin, Phenobarbital, or Prednisolone)

Materials

  • Calcium Carbonate (eggshell source)
  • Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3)

Technical Specifications

  • 500 mg & 200 IU variant: 1250 mg Calcium Carbonate with 500 mg elemental Calcium and 200 IU Cholecalciferol
  • 600 mg & 400 IU variant: 1500 mg Calcium Carbonate with 600 mg elemental Calcium and 400 IU Cholecalciferol
  • Film-coated tablets
  • Highly digestible (98%)
  • More absorbable and environmentally friendly form of Calcium
  • Enriched with essential salts and minerals for bone development including Magnesium, Phosphorus & Strontium

Design Elements

  • European eggshell source for Calcium
  • Contains soluble transport proteins for maximum absorption

Usability Features

  • Oral route of administration
  • Dosage: One tablet in the morning and one at night, or as directed by physician
  • Special dosage directions for children and adolescents
  • Storage: Cool (below 30°C) and dry place, away from light

Pharmacology

  • Calcium's role in normal bone, nerve cells, and muscle functioning
  • Essentiality of Vitamin D3 for Calcium absorption

Interaction

  • Potential interactions with digoxin, certain antacids, other Calcium supplements, calcitriol, tetracycline, doxycycline, aminocycline, or oxytetracycline
  • Reduced intestinal uptake of Calcium by certain foods (e.g. spinach, milk and milk products)

Indications

  • Treatment of bone loss, weak bones, rickets, decreased parathyroid gland activity, latent tetany
  • Supplementing calcium and vitamin D3 during pregnancy and lactation
  • Prevention and treatment of post-menopausal and senile osteoporosis
  • Management of drug-induced osteoporosis

Contraindications

  • Hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis
  • Hypersensitivity to the components
  • Severe renal insufficiencies
  • Concomitant digoxin therapy

Side Effects

  • Common: Oral irritation, constipation
  • Rare: Kidney stone, hypercalcemia, alkalosis, loss of appetite

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Use as directed by the physician

Precautions & Warnings

  • Discontinuation required in cases of hypercalcemia
  • Recommendation to increase fluid intake for patients with history of kidney stone formation

Overdose Effects

  • Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, loss of appetite, metallic taste, diarrhea, weakness, headache, irritability, dizziness

Therapeutic Class

  • Specific mineral & vitamin combined preparations

Storage Conditions

  • Cool (below 30°C) and dry place, away from light
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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