Calcium Carbonate 500mg elemental with 500 IU Vitamin D
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Dual advantage Calcium & Vitamin D 3 Prescribing information: Each flm coated tablet contains Calcium Carbonate 500mg elemental calcium with 500 IU Vitamin D3 INDICATIONS: reatment o! Calcium and Vitamin D defcienc" state #$regnanc"% lactation% growing children% $ost meno$ausal&' DOSAG: ()* tablets $er da" or ad+ice b" $h"sician' CONT!AINDICATIONS: ,"$ercalcaemia e'g' m"eloma% bone metastases or other malignant bone diseases% sarcoidosis% $rimar" h"$er$arath"roidism% Vitamin D o+er dosage% se+ere renal !ailure and h"$ersensiti+it" to an" o! the ingredients' -elati+e contra indications osteo$orosis due to $rolonged immobili.ations% renal stones se+ere h"$ercalciuria' P!CA"TIONS: /u$er+ision re0uired in mild to moderate renal !ailure or mild h"$erciuria% $rolonged treatment% cardio+ascular disease% increased ris1 o! ,"$ercalcaemia% rare hereditar" $roblems o! !ructose intolerance% glucose)galactose malabsor$tion% histor" o! renal stones% deh"dration% electrol"te imbalance' INT!ACTIONS: Usuall" ris1 o! ,"$ercalcaemia with concurrent use o! thia.ides% 2oods containing o3alic acid $hos$hate or $h"tic acid can reduce calcium absor$tion' 4lucocorticoids% $hen"toin or barbiturates can decrease the e5ect o! Vitamin D Concurrent administration can decrease absor$tion o! etidronate% tetrac"cline% th"ro3ine% bis$hos$honates% sodium 6uoride% 0uinolone% iron and can increase absor$tion o! aluminum !rom intestine' It can increase the action o! cardiac gl"cosides' A+oid the interacting drugs or !ood !or ()7 hours o! Calcium Carbonate inta1e' P!GNANC#: Does is de$endent on re0uirement% $ACTATION: 8o ad+erse e5ects noticed with normal dail" recommended amounts in nursing babies' ADV!S !ACTIONS: 9ore li1el" when ta1en in much larger doses #:*000 to *500mg $er da"&% Consti$ation% 6atulence% nausea% gastric $ain% s1in rash% h"$ercalciuria% ,"$ercalcaemia rarel" seen' ;rolonged use can lead to Vitamin D to3icit"' OV!DOSAG: /"m$tom o! ,"$ercalcaemia' I! se+ere treat with loo$ diuretics% bis$hos$honates% dial"sis with calcium !ree dial"sate% calcitonin with or without corticosteroids% trisodium edentate' Contact your doctor or log on to www'siro"li!esciences'com