Description
Trade name:
Calcimate
Compound:
Each capsule contains:
Calcium (calcium carbonate) 500 mg
Properties:
Calcium helps prevent osteoporosis, which is characterized by a decrease in bone density and strength, is involved in the process of blood clotting and maintaining cardiac activity, as well as in the process of transmitting nerve impulses.
Indications:
As a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for conditions of calcium deficiency.
Method of administration and dosage:
1 capsule per day.
Contraindications:
– severe renal dysfunction;
– hypercalcemia (with hyperfunction of the parathyroid glands);
– hypercalciuria;
-urolithiasis;
– decalcifying tumors (myeloma, bone metastases, sarcoidosis);
-osteoporosis caused by immobilization;
– pulmonary tuberculosis (active form);
-childhood;
– hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Precautions:
Use with caution in patients with renal insufficiency.
During treatment, it is necessary to constantly monitor the excretion of calcium in the urine and the concentration of calcium and creatinine in the plasma. In case of calciuria exceeding 7.5 mmol/day (300 mg/day), it is necessary to reduce the dose or stop taking the drug.
Side effects:
From the digestive system: constipation, diarrhea, flatulence, nausea, abdominal pain are possible.
Others: allergic reactions are possible; in case of prolonged use, hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria are possible.
Storage method:
At a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees.
