Calcium Carbonate Risedronate Brand Name– Actonel with Calcium What is Calcium Carbonate Risedronate Calcium Carbonate Risedronate is a co-packaged product of once weekly risedronate (35 mg/week) and once daily calcium carbonate (1250 mg/day, equivalent to 500 mg/day elemental calcium) for the remaining 6 days of the week. The product is used to increase bone mass …
Calcium Carbonate Magnesium Hydroxide Brand Names Mi-Acid | Mylanta | Mylanta Supreme | Mylanta Ultra | Rolaids | Rolaids Extra Strength | Rolaids Ultra Strength What is Calcium Carbonate Magnesium Hydroxide Calcium carbonate magnesium hydroxide is a combination product used to treat gastrointestinal conditions such as heartburn, dyspepsia (acid indigestion), sour stomach. Calcium carbonate magnesium hydroxide is used as an antacid …
Calcium Carbonate Brand Names AcidFree | Alka-Mints | Alka-Seltzer | Alka-Seltzer Heartburn Relief | Alkets | Antacid Fast Dissolve | Calcarb 600 | Calci-Chew | Calci-Mix | Calcium Antacid | Cal-Gest | Caltrate | Maalox | Maalox Antacid Barrier | Maalox Quick Dissolve | Mylanta | Nephro-Calci | Pepto-Bismol | Rolaids Extra Strength | Titralac | Tums | Tums Chewy Bites | Tums Cool Relief | Tums E-X | Tums Freshers | Tums Kids | Tums Lasting Effects | Tums Smooth Dissolve …
Calcium Acetate Brand Names Calphron | Eliphos | PhosLo | Phoslyra What is Calcium Acetate Calcium acetate is a calcium salt used as a phosphate binder for the reduction of serum phosphorus in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). When dietary phosphate restriction is inadequate to control phosphorus levels, administration of phosphate binders is necessary. Guidelines recommend that …
Calcitriol Brand Names Calcijex | Rocaltrol | Vectical What is Calcitriol Calcitriol, or 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, is the active form of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and is available for oral, topical, and intravenous use. Calcitriol is structurally similar to calcifediol; however, calcitriol has more than twice the vitamin D activity of calcifediol. Vitamin D occurs in two primary forms: cholecalciferol (vitamin …
Calcitonin Brand Names- Fortical | Miacalcin What is Calcitonin Calcitonin is a polypeptide hormone produced in the parafollicular (C) cells of the thyroid gland in humans; the hormone binds directly to receptors on the osteoclast surface, inhibiting bone resorption and decreases serum calcium. Commercial preparations of salmon calcitonin are prepared synthetically or using recombinant DNA methods. …
Calcipotriene Brand Names Calcitrene | Dovonex | Dovonex Scalp | Sorilux What is Calcipotriene Calcipotriene is a vitamin D3 analog indicated for the topical symptomatic treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. Calcipotriene is structurally similar to naturally occurring calcitriol. In 1986, vitamin D analogs were discovered to be effective in the treatment of psoriasis, however, oral vitamin D has …