Calcium Sandoz 500 mg

Indication

Prevention and treatment of calcium deficiency; in combination with other treatments to prevent and treat osteoporosis; as a supplement to vitamin D3 in the treatment of rickets and osteomalacia.

Ingredients

• Elemental calcium 500 mg (12.5 mmol) per effervescent tablet
• as calcium gluconolactate 1132 mg and calcium carbonate 875 mg

Direction

Oral use. Children: one effervescent tablet once or twice a day. Adults: one effervescent tablet one, two or three times a day. Dissolve the tablet in a large glass of water (about 200 ml) before drinking. Read the leaflet before use.

Side effects

• Constipation
• flatulence or nausea
• Diarrhoea or abdominal discomfort
• High calcium levels in the blood or urine with prolonged high doses
• Consult a doctor or pharmacist if any side effect is troublesome or persists
• and stop use if an allergic reaction occurs.

Precautions

• Keep out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use in case of high blood calcium
• high urinary calcium or calcium kidney stones
• consult a doctor if you have kidney disease.
• Contains aspartame (a source of phenylalanine)
• sorbitol
• sodium
• glucose
• benzyl alcohol and sulphur dioxide (E220)
• take this into account for phenylketonuria
• low
• sodium diets
• sugar intolerance or sulphite sensitivity.
• Separate intake from tetracyclines
• quinolone antibiotics
• bisphosphonates
• iron and thyroid hormones by a few hours
• tell your doctor if you take digoxin or thiazide diuretics.