Dosage:
Adults 1 - 2 sachets daily.
Children 1/2 – 1 sachet daily (-before or-during-meals ).
Dissolve the content of the sachet in half glass of water to get a palatable effervescent solution & drink immediately
Indications:
- During childhood, pregnancy & lactation to overcome the increased demand for calcium.
-osteomalacia , rickets, post-menopausal & senile osteoporosis.
- Cases of excessive loss or reduced absorption of calcium such as in prolonged treatment with corticosteroids, in cases of gastrectomy & in hypoparathyroidism.
- Renal osteodystrophy.
- Chronic renal failure
Side effects: Minor gastrointestinal disturbance rarely occurs
Contraindications:
Hypercalcaemia, hypercalciuria , calcium renal calculi