Kalcipos
Kalcipos is used to prevent and treat bone thinning (osteoporosis), to treat calcium deficiency, and when your body needs more calcium.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
500 mg
Active Ingredient
Calcium carbonate
Manufacturer
Cooper Consumer Health B.V.
How to Use
Dosage
Adults usually take 1 tablet 1 to 3 times a day. Children aged 6-10 take 1 tablet daily, and children 11 and older take 1 tablet twice a day.
Method
You can swallow the tablet whole, split it, or crush it.
Important
Do not take more than 1500 mg of calcium (3 tablets) per day.
Possible Side Effects
RARE
- •High calcium levels in your blood or urine.
- •Constipation.
- •Bloating or gas.
- •Nausea.
- •Stomach pain.
- •Diarrhea.
- •Itching.
- •Rash.
- •Hives (itchy red welts on the skin).
- •Milk-alkali syndrome (symptoms include frequent urination, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, unusual tiredness, weakness, high blood calcium, and kidney problems).
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to calcium or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have too much calcium in your blood or urine.
- Do not take if you have kidney stones or calcium buildup in your tissues.
- Talk to your doctor if you have kidney problems.
- Talk to your doctor if you take high doses of calcium, especially with vitamin D.
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- Talk to your doctor if you have osteoporosis and cannot move much (are bedridden).
- Talk to your doctor if you have had kidney stones in the past.
- Talk to your doctor if you are elderly and take certain heart medicines (cardiac glycosides) or diuretics (water pills).
Use in Elderly Patients
Category A
Suitable for older adults. Medications decreasing gastric acidity reduce the absorption of calcium. Take the several interactions in the absorption phase into account. (updated 10.6.2024)