Description
HI – CAL 1200 MG / 5 ML ( CALCIUM GLUBIONATE ) SYRUP 100 ML
A Palatable high calcium supplement
Composition
Each 5 ml contains:
1.2 g Calcium glubionate equivalent to 78 mg elemental calcium.
Dosage
Hi-Cal syrup should be administered just before meals to enhance absorption.
Children:
· Up to 3 years: 1 – 2 teaspoonfuls (5-10 ml) 1 – 3 times daily.
· More than 3 years: 1 tablespoonful (15 ml) 1 – 3 times daily.
Adults: 1 tablespoonful (15 ml) 1 – 3 times daily.
Pregnant & Lactating: 2 tablespoonfuls (30 ml) 1 – 3 times daily.
Postmenopausal females: 2 tablespoonfuls (30 ml) 1 – 3 times daily.
Elderly: 2 tablespoonfuls (30 ml) 1 – 3 times daily.
Treatment dose is individualized by prescriber based on severity of deficiency.
Indication Usage
1- Prophylaxis:
As a dietary supplement when calcium intake is inadequate especially in periods of ↑ demand for calcium such as during:
Childhood, Adolescence, Pregnancy, Lactation, Old age, Pre & postmenopausal females.
2- Treatment of calcium deficiency states:
This may occur in diseases such as:
Osteoporosis of various aetiology e.g. postmenopausal, senile & corticosteroid-induced.
Rickets & osteomalacia.
Latent tetany & related neuromuscular disorders resulting from hypocalcaemia.
Hypo-Parathyroidism.
3- Supportive treatment:
In allergic conditions
