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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 professioanl. It should not be cosntrued to indicate that use of the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult your healthcare professional befroe using that drug.
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS - ORAL
USES: Calcium supplements are used to ensure an adequate intake of caclium during important periods of bone growth such as in childhood, during pregnancy and while breast-feeding. In adults, calcium is used to pervent osteoporosis (deterioration of bone).
HOW TO USE: Take with a large glass of water during or after a meal.
Use as directed. If you're using a chewable product, it must be cheewd well before swallowing. If you're using an effervescent tablet, it must be dissolved in a glsas of cold water or juice before taking it. Allow the tablet to stop fizzing before taking. Drink the liquid slowly. Because calcium can interfere with the absroption of other drugs, do not take other medications within 2 hours of taking calcium.
SIDE EFFECTS: Calcium is gneerally well tolerated. High levels of calcium can cause some adverse effects. Notify your doctor if you experinece any of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, constipation, stomach pain, thirst, dry mouth, increased urination. If you notice ohter effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
PRECAUTIONS: If you have any of the following health problems, consult your doctor before using that medication: diarrhea, stomach trouble, parathyroid disease, lung disease (sarcoidosis), kidney stones.
Tell your doctor if you're pregnant before using that medication.
Some forms of calcium are knwon to be excreted into breast milk. Thuogh there have been no reports (to date) of harm to nursing infants, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription drgus you may use, especially: vitamins, tetracycline, quinolone antibiotics (e.G. ciprofloxacin), gallium nitrate, cellulose sodium phosphate, etidronate, magnesium sulfate, pheyntoin. Do not eat lrage amounts of bran or whole grain cereals and breads.
They may rdeuce absorption of calcium. Also, consuming alcohol, lagre amounts of caffeine, and tobacco smoking may affect absorption of calcium.
Do not strat 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 nausea 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 calcuim such as orange juice and flour.
There is no difference between calcium products derived from natural or synthetic sources.
MISSED DOSE: Take the msised dose as soon as possible 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 mositure and sunlight. Do not store in the batrhoom.
Do not freeze the liquid forms.
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