Calcium lactate 300mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Calcium lactate

Available from:

Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Ltd

ATC code:

A12AA05

INN (International Name):

Calcium lactate

Dosage:

300mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 09050101

Patient Information leaflet

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3. How to take Calcium Lactate
Tablets
The tablets should be swallowed with a
drink of water.
If this medicine has been given to you
by your doctor, he/she will decide what
dose you need to take.
Always take the tablets exactly as the
doctor has told you. The dose will be
on the pharmacist's label.
If you are not sure, ask your doctor or
pharmacist. Carry on taking them for as
long as you have been told unless you
have any problems. In that case, check
with your doctor.
T
he usual doses are as follows:
Adults, the elderly and children:
The
usual dose is 2 tablets a day, but higher
doses may be given in some situations
(e.g. in pregnancy).
If you have bought the tablets yourself,
take the dose described above.
I
f you take more tablets than you should
You should contact your doctor or your
pharmacist straightaway. Take your
tablets or the pack with you.
I
f you forget to take a dose of Calcium
Lactate Tablets
If you miss a dose don't worry. Do not
take a double dose to make up for a
forgotten dose, just carry on as usual
the next day.
4
. Possible side effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can
cause side effects, although not
everybody gets them.
The following side effects have been
reported infrequently:
• Gastrointestinal disturbances such as
constipation, diarrhoea, nausea,
abdominal discomfort, wind
• Slower or irregular heartbeat
• A long course of this medicine at
high doses may cause
hypercalcaemia (an unusually high
level of calcium in the blood).
Symptoms of this include nausea,
vomiting, constipation, abdominal
pain, muscle weakness, loss of
appetite, mental disturbances.
IReporting of side effects
If your doctor tells you to stop taking
the tablets, please take any unused
medicine back to your pharmacist to
be destroyed.
W
hat the medicine looks like
The tablets are plain, white and round.
They are supplied to your pharmacist in
packs of 84, 100, 250, 500 or 1000
tablets. Not all pack

Summary of Product characteristics

1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
CALCIUM LACTATE TABLETS BP 300mg
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 300mg Calcium Lactate BP equivalent to 0.96mmol
calcium (Ca
2+
).
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
White uncoated tablets.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1.
Therapeutic Indications
1) Indicated for the treatment of calcium deficiency states as a
therapeutic supplement in pregnancy,
lactation, osteoporosis, post-gastrectomy malabsorption, osteomalacia
and rickets.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Calcium Lactate Tablets BP should not be taken for long periods
without medical advice.
_Adults including elderly: _1-2 tablets (300-600mg) daily.
_Pregnant women: _(During the third trimester and also during
lactation) 3-4 tablets (0.9-
1.2g) daily.
_Children over 3 years: _One tablet (300mg) daily.
For oral administration.
4.3.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
Severe hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria (_eg_ hypervitaminosis D,
hyperparathyroidism,
severe renal failure, osteoporosis due to immobility and decalcifying
tumours such as
plasmocytoma and skeletal metastases). Patients receiving therapy with
cardiac glycosides
such as digoxin must not be given calcium supplements.
4.4.
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Careful monitoring of blood levels and urinary calcium excretion is
necessary, particularly
when high dose calcium therapy has been used, especially in children.
Treatment should be suspended if calcium blood levels exceed
2.625-2.75mmol/litre (105-
110mg/litre) or if urinary calcium excretion exceeds 5mg/kg.
Calcium salts should be administered with care to infants with
hypokalaemia, as elevation of
serum calcium levels may further reduce serum potassium levels.
Calcium salts should be administered with caution to patients with
impaired renal function,
cardiac disease, or sarcoidosis.
4.5.
INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF INTERACTION
Calcium Lactate Tablets BP must be used with care in patients
receiving alternative
compound vitamin or mineral preparations, which often contain