Calcium-Carbonate (Calcium-Carbonate)
Overview of Calcium-Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate occuring naturally in bones, shells etc. Calcium Carbonate is used mainly as an antacid. Calcium Carbonate is used to relieve heartburn by stomach acidity. Calcium Carbonate is most commonly used as a calcium supplement.
Indication of Calcium-Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate is primarily indicated in conditions like Flatulence, Heart burn, Hypocalcaemia, Peptic ulcer, Upset stomach, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Hyperphosphataemia, Renal failure.
Contraindication of Calcium-Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate is contraindicated in conditions like Hypercalcaemia,Hyperthyroidism,Hypercalciuria,Nephrolithiasis,Zollinger-ellison syndrome.
Side Effects of Calcium-Carbonate
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Calcium Carbonate, which give rise to further complications include Hypercalciuria, hypercalcemia with alkalosis.,Calcium Carbonate produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Hypercalcemia, Renal failure. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Calcium Carbonate therapy.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Calcium Carbonate are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Flatulence, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Vomiting, Constipation, Abdominal pain, Acid rebound, Belching.
Precautions of Calcium-Carbonate
Calcium carbonate should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease or any allergy, pre-existing cardiac arrhythmias, diarrhoea, malabsorption or diseases associated with elevated vitamin D concentrations such as sarcoidosis. Avoid taking more doses than recommended. Generally calcium salts should be avoided in patients with calcium renal calculi. Plasma-calcium concentrations should be monitored closely in patients with renal insufficiency and during parentral administration and if large doses of vitamin D are used.