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Calcium and Vitamin D Brand Names
Calcarb 600 with Vitamin D | Calcet Citrate Soft Chew | Calcet Plus Vitamin D | Calcitrate + D | Calcium Citrate + D3 Maximum | Calcium Citrate Maximum with D | Calcium with D3 | Caltrate | Caltrate 600+D | Citracal + D | Citracal Creamy Bites | Citracal MAXIMUM + D | Citracal Petites with Vitamin D | Citrus Calcium Plus D | OSCAL 500 + D | Os-Cal 500 Plus D | OSCAL Calcium + D3 | OSCAL Extra D3 | OSCAL with Vitamin D3 | Osteo-Poretical | Oysco 500 + D | Oysco D | Oystercal-D Calcium
What is Calcium and Vitamin D combination
Calcium and vitamin D is a combination dietary supplement intended to help in maintaining adequate daily intake of calcium and vitamin D and to prevent or treat calcium deficiency.
Calcium and vitamin D is also used to prevent osteoporosis, especially in postmenopausal women, and to ameliorate symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calcium from the stomach, as well as the functioning of calcium in the body.
The combination may be particularly beneficial in patients with inadequate vitamin D intake, with impaired renal activation of vitamin D, or not receiving adequate sunlight exposure.
Calcium carbonate is the most common form of calcium used in combination with vitamin D, although some manufactures use calcium citrate, calcium phosphate, or calcium derived from natural sources such as oyster shells.
Calcium is essential for the maintenance of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems and for cell membrane and capillary permeability.
Its role in bone structure and muscle contraction is well known, but calcium is also important for blood coagulation, nerve conduction, and electrical conduction in the myocardium.
Indications
- hyperparathyroidism
- nutritional supplementation
- osteoporosis
- osteoporosis prophylaxis
- premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- anemia
- anorexia
- arthralgia
- ataxia
- azotemia
- constipation
- diarrhea
- eructation
- fatigue
- flatulence
- gastric hypersecretion
- growth inhibition
- headache
- hypercalcemia
- hypercalciuria
- hypercholesterolemia
- hyperphosphatemia
- hypertension
- hyperthermia
- hypervitaminosis D
- hypophosphatemia
- irritability
- metabolic acidosis
- metabolic alkalosis
- metallic taste
- milk-alkali syndrome
- musculoskeletal pain
- myalgia
- nausea
- nocturia
- photophobia
- polydipsia
- polyuria
- renal failure (unspecified)
- tinnitus
- vertigo
- vomiting
- weakness
- weight loss
- xerostomia
Monitoring Parameters
- serum calcium
- serum creatinine/BUN
- serum magnesium
- serum phosphate
Contraindications
- biliary tract disease
- breast-feeding
- cardiac disease
- constipation
- dehydration
- gallbladder disease
- geriatric
- GI bleeding
- GI obstruction
- hepatic disease
- hypercalcemia
- hypercalciuria
- hyperphosphatemia
- hypervitaminosis D
- hypoparathyroidism
- ileus
- malabsorption syndrome
- nephrolithiasis
- peptic ulcer disease
- pregnancy
- renal disease
- renal failure
- renal osteodystrophy
- sarcoidosis
- tartrazine dye hypersensitivity
Interactions
- Abacavir; Dolutegravir; Lamivudine
- Aliskiren; Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Aliskiren; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Aluminum Hydroxide
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Hydroxide; Simethicone
- Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Trisilicate
- Amiloride; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Olmesartan
- Amlodipine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan
- Aspirin, ASA; Citric Acid; Sodium Bicarbonate
- Atenolol
- Atenolol; Chlorthalidone
- Azilsartan; Chlorthalidone
- Benazepril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Bendroflumethiazide; Nadolol
- Betamethasone; Calcipotriene
- Bictegravir; Emtricitabine; Tenofovir Alafenamide
- Bisoprolol; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Bisphosphonates
- Calcipotriene
- Calcitonin
- Calcium Carbonate; Magnesium Hydroxide
- Calcium Phosphate, Supersaturated
- Candesartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Captopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Cardiac glycosides
- Castor Oil
- Chlorothiazide
- Chlorthalidone
- Chlorthalidone; Clonidine
- Cholestyramine
- Ciprofloxacin
- Colesevelam
- Colestipol
- Conjugated Estrogens
- Conjugated Estrogens; Bazedoxifene
- Conjugated Estrogens; Medroxyprogesterone
- Delafloxacin
- Dienogest; Estradiol valerate
- Diethylstilbestrol, DES
- Dolutegravir
- Dolutegravir; Lamivudine
- Dolutegravir; Rilpivirine
- Drospirenone; Estradiol
- Drospirenone; Ethinyl Estradiol
- Drospirenone; Ethinyl Estradiol; Levomefolate
- Edetate Calcium Disodium, Calcium EDTA
- Edetate Disodium, Disodium EDTA
- Elagolix; Estradiol; Norethindrone acetate
- Eltrombopag
- Enalapril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Eprosartan; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Esterified Estrogens
- Esterified Estrogens; Methyltestosterone
- Estradiol
- Estradiol Cypionate; Medroxyprogesterone
- Estradiol; Levonorgestrel
- Estradiol; Norethindrone
- Estradiol; Norgestimate
- Estradiol; Progesterone
- Estramustine
- Estrogens
- Estropipate
- Ethanol
- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Desogestrel
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Ethynodiol Diacetate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Etonogestrel
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel; Ferrous bisglycinate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Levonorgestrel; Folic Acid; Levomefolate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norelgestromin
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone Acetate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone Acetate; Ferrous fumarate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norethindrone; Ferrous fumarate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norgestimate
- Ethinyl Estradiol; Norgestrel
- Ethotoin
- food
- Fosinopril; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Gallium
- Hydralazine; Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Irbesartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Lisinopril
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Losartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Methyldopa
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Metoprolol
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Moexipril
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Olmesartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Propranolol
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Quinapril
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Spironolactone
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Telmisartan
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Triamterene
- Hydrochlorothiazide, HCTZ; Valsartan
- Ibritumomab Tiuxetan
- Levofloxacin
- Magnesium
- Magnesium Citrate
- Magnesium Hydroxide
- Mestranol; Norethindrone
- Methyclothiazide
- Metolazone
- Mineral Oil
- Moxifloxacin
- Neuromuscular blockers
- Norfloxacin
- Ofloxacin
- Omeprazole; Sodium Bicarbonate
- Orlistat
- Phosphorated Carbohydrate Solution
- Phosphorus
- Potassium Phosphate
- Potassium Phosphate; Sodium Phosphate
- Segesterone Acetate; Ethinyl Estradiol
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Sodium Fluoride
- Sodium Phosphate Monobasic Monohydrate; Sodium Phosphate Dibasic Anhydrous
- Tetracyclines
- Thiazide diuretics
- Thyroid hormones
- Trientine
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D analogs