Acical 500mg

Tablet
Calcium Carbonate
ACI Pharmaceuticals

Other Strength:
- Acical JR 250mg
- Acical-C 1000mg+327mg+500mg
- Acical-D 500mg+200IU
- Acical-DX 600mg+400IU
- Acical-M
- Acical-MX

Alternative:
- Aristocal 500mg
- A-CAL 500mg
- Calbo 500mg
- Rocal 500mg
- Calcium A 500mg
- Calmi 500mg
- Calbon 500mg
- Carben 500mg
- Calcin 500mg



Acical
Presentation
Acical®500 mg Tablet: White, concave oval film coated tablet contains Calcium Carbonate BP equivalent to 500mg elemental Calcium.

Uses
Acical®is indicated in raised Calcium requirement e.g. during pregnancy and lactation, and in children and adolescent at time of rapid growth, inadequate intake of Calcium in diet due to malnutrition, prevention an treatment of osteoporosis, disorders of oestrogenesis tooth formation and latent tetany. It is also used as a phosphate binder in chronic renal failure.

Dosage and administration
Adults: One tablet (500mg elemental Calcium) daily or as directed by the physician. Higher doses should not be taken unless recommended by the physician. For prevention of osteoporosis, 1-3 Acical®tablet isgenerally recommended as a dietary supplement.Children: Doses for children is half for those of the adults or as directed by the physician.Adolescents: 250-500mg elemental Calcium dailyor as directed by the physician.

Contra-indications, warnings, etc.
Contra-indications: Hypersensitivity to any component of this preparation, Hypercalcemia, Hyper-parathyroidism, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, concomitant digoxin therapy, severe Hypercalciuria, severe renal insufficiency, Nephrolithiasis.Side-effects: Mild gastrointestinal disturbances (E.g. flatulence, abdominal pain, constipation may occur. Hypercalcemia and alkalosis are rarely produced with large doses.Use in pregnancy and lactation: Pregnant Women: Calcium containing drugs are used widely in pregnancy by way of Calcium supplement or antacid therapy. No relationship between malformation in general and Calcium exposure has been noted.Lactating mother: There is no contraindication to the use of Calcium Carbonate in lactating mother.Drug interactions: Oral Calcium can reduce internal absorption of tetracycline and fluoride preparations and an interval of at least 3 hours should therefore be allowed between ingestion of these medications. Vitamin D increases internal absorption of Calcium. The intestinal uptake of Calcium may be reduced by concomitant ingestion of certain foods (E.g. Spinach, Milk, and milk products).

Pharmaceutical precautions
Store in cool dry place. Protect from light.

Package quantities
Acical®500 mg Tablet: Carton of 100 tablets in strips

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