| CALJUVEN
Calcium
Carbonate
Description:
Caljuven is
a chewable tablet which is a preparation of Calcium Carbonate.
Composition:
Each chewable tablet
contains Calcium Carbonate USP equivalent to elemental Calcium
250 mg.
Indications:
• Raised calcium requirement
e.g. during pregnancy and lactation and, in children & adolescents
at times of rapid growth.
• Inadequate intake
of calcium in the diet due to malnutrition.
• Prevention and treatment
of osteoporosis.
• Disorders of osteogenesis
and tooth formation (in addition to specific treatment).
• Latent tetany.
Dosage &
Administration:
Adults:
2 tablets daily or as directed by the physician.
Children:
One tablet daily or as directed by the physician.
Adolescents:
1-2 tablets daily or as directed by the physician.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity
to Calcium Carbonate or any inactive ingredient of the medication.
Hypercalcaemia (e.g. in hyperparathyroidism, overdosage of vitamin
D, demineralizing tumours such as plasmacytomas and bone metastases),
severe hypercalciuria, severe renal insufficiency.
Side effects:
In rare cases flatulence,
diarrhoea or constipation.
Precaution:
In the presence
of mild hypercalciuria excretion levels must be carefully monitored
and where necessary the dose of Caljuven tablets be reduced
or treatment should be stopped. Patients with a history of stone
formation should also be recommended to increase their fluid
intake. High doses of vitamin D should be avoided during Calcium
therapy unless specifically indicated.
Drug Interactions:
Calcium can reduce
the absorption of tetracycline and fluoride preparations, and
an interval of at least 3 hours should therefore be allowed
between ingestion of these medications. Vitamin D increases
the absorption of calcium. The intestinal uptake of calcium
from Caljuven tablets may be reduced by concomitant ingestion
of certain foods (e.g. spinach, rhubarb, bran, and other cereal
products, milk and milk products). At high doses and in combination
with vitamin D, calcium may decrease the response to verapamil
and possibly to other calcium antagonists. In digitalized patients,
high doses of calcium may increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias.
Storage:
Packing:
Box containing
5 x 10's tablets in blister pack. |
