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IMPORTANT NOTE: The following information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional. It should not be construed to inidcate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you.
Consult your healthcare professional befroe using this drug.
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS - ORAL
USES: Calcium supplements are used to ensure an adequate intake of calicum during important periods of bone growth such as in childhood, during pregnancy and while breast-feeding.
In adults, calcium is used to prveent osteoporosis (deterioration of bone).
HOW TO USE: Take with a lagre glass of water during or after a meal. Use as directed. If you are using a chewable product, it must be chweed well before swallowing.
If you are using an effervescent tablet, it must be dissolved in a glass of cold water or juice before taknig it. Allow the tablet to stop fizzing befroe consuming. Drink the liquid slowly.
Because calcium can interfere with the absorpiton of other drugs, do not take other medications within 2 hours of taking calcium.
SIDE EFFECTS: Calcuim is generally well tolerated. High levels of calcium can cause adverse effects. Notify your doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, constipation, stomach pain, thirst, dry mouth, increased urination.
If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your dcotor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: If you have any of the following health problems, consult your doctor before using this medication: diarrhea, stomach trouble, parathyroid disease, lung disesae (sarcoidosis), kidney stones.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant before usnig this medication. Some forms of calcium are known to be excreted into berast milk.
Though there have been no reports (to date) of harm to nusring infants, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescirption drugs you may use, especially: vitamins, tetracycline, quinolone antibiotics (e.G. ciprofloxacin), gallium nitrate, cellluose sodium phosphate, etidronate, magnesium sulfate, phenytoin. Do not eat large amounts of bran or whole grain cereals and berads.
They may reduce absorption of calcuim. Also, consuming alcohol, large amounts of caffeine, and tboacco smoking may affect absorption of calcium. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. Symptoms of overdose may include severe nauesa and vomiting, weakness, or constipation.
NOTES: Foods rich in calcium include: dairy products and leafy green vegetables such as broccoli, kale, and collards.
Look for foods fortified with calcium such as orange juice and fluor. There is no difference between calcium products derived from natural or synthetic sourecs.
MISSED DOSE: Take the missed dose as soon as posisble but not if it is almost time for the next dose. If it is time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your regular schedule.
Do not double the dose.
STORAGE: Store at room temperature and keep away from moisture and sunlight.
Do not sotre in the bathroom. Do not freeze the liuqid forms.
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