Cacit 500mg effervescent tablets

Země: Velká Británie

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivní složka:

Calcium carbonate

Dostupné s:

Accord-UK Ltd

ATC kód:

A12AA04

INN (Mezinárodní Name):

Calcium carbonate

Dávkování:

1.25gram

Léková forma:

Effervescent tablet

Podání:

Oral

Třída:

No Controlled Drug Status

Druh předpisu:

Valid as a prescribable product

Přehled produktů:

BNF: 09050101; GTIN: 5052667000102

Informace pro uživatele

READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as
your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See
section 4.
•
You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel
worse.
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This medicine is available without prescription. However, you still
need to use Cacit Effervescent Tablets carefully to get the best
results from it.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. WHAT CACIT EFFERVESCENT TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED
FOR
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CACIT EFFERVESCENT
TABLETS
3. HOW TO TAKE CACIT EFFERVESCENT TABLETS
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5. HOW TO STORE CACIT EFFERVESCENT TABLETS
6. CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1. WHAT CACIT EFFERVESCENT TABLETS ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE USED
FOR
Cacit Effervescent Tablets contain calcium carbonate as the
active ingredient (which when dispersed in water provide 500mg
of elemental calcium as calcium citrate). The tablets provide
extra calcium, in addition to a normal diet, and are used to treat
conditions in which the body’s calcium levels need to be increased.
Calcium is essential for healthy growth of bones and teeth.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE CACIT EFFERVESCENT
TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE CACIT EFFERVESCENT TABLETS:
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if you are allergic to calcium carbonate or any of the other
ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
•
if you have an overactive parathyroid gland (hyperparathyroidism)
or too much vitamin D in your body (hypervitaminosis D).
•
if you have a high concentration of calcium in your urine
(hypercalciuria) or blood (hypercalcaemia). A high concentration of
calcium in the blood may be caused by impaired kidney function,
an ov

Charakteristika produktu

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Cacit 500mg Effervescent Tablets
Calcium 500mg Effervescent Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 1.25g Calcium Carbonate which when dissolved in
water
provides 500mg of calcium as calcium citrate.
Excipients with known effect
This medicine contains sunset yellow FCF (E110)
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Effervescent tablet
white-pink, round, biplane, faultless surface effervescent tablets
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
1.
Treatment of calcium deficiency states including osteomalacia, rickets
and
malabsorption syndromes affecting the upper gastrointestinal tract.
2.
An adjunct to conventional therapy in the arrest or slowing down of
bone
demineralisation in osteoporosis.
3.
In the arrest or slowing down of bone demineralisation in
osteoporosis,
where other effective treatment is contra-indicated.
4.
As a therapeutic supplement during times when intake may be
inadequate,
particularly those associated with the increased demand of childhood,
old
age, pregnancy and lactation.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
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_Adults _
For calcium deficiency states including malabsorption, the dosage
should be
tailored to the individual patient’s needs. A dose of 1.0 g to 2.5g
per day is
recommended.
For the treatment of osteoporosis a dose of up to 1.5g per day is
normally
required. In patients with adequate dietary calcium intake, 500mg
daily may
be sufficient.
Up to 1.5g of calcium per day is the recommended dosage for
therapeutic
supplementation.
_ _
_Special populations _
_ _
_Elderly people_
The dose for adults can be applied for elderly patients.
_Paediatric population _
Calcium deficiency during the growth period:
•
Children aged 6 to 10 years: 1 tablet daily (500 mg per day),
•
Children aged over 10 years: 2 tablets daily (1 g per day).
Method of administration
The tablets must be dissolved in a glass of water and the solution
should then
b