"Calcium carbonate + Colecalciferol" - what is this medicine? When is he appointed? It belongs to the clinical and pharmacological group of macro- and micronutrients, it arranges the exchange of two micronutrients in the body - calcium and phosphorus. What other specific features does the medicine have? About it below.
Description
The drug "Calcium carbonate + Colecalciferol", as already mentioned, is involved in the regulation of the exchange of phosphorus and calcium in nails, hair, muscles, teeth, bones. In addition, it reduces brittleness, improves bone structure, reduces the deficiency of vitamin D and calcium in the body, and is important for the mineralization of teeth. Calcium regulates the conductivity of nerve impulses, muscle contractions, and replenishes the lack of trace elements in the body.
If you consume calcium in a moderate dosage, you can make up for its deficiency, especially during pregnancy and during feeding. Vitamin D3 increases the absorption of calcium in the intestine. If you use vitamin D3 and calcium, you can prevent the increase in the production of a certain hormone, which provokes leaching of calcium bones.
Features
The fact is that the tool in question has different trade names. Calcium carbonate + colecalciferol can be found in the preparations Calcium-D3 Nycomed, Calcium-D3 Nycomed Forte, Natecal D3, Calcium + Vitamin D3, Complivit D3 Calcium, Ideos, Natemille, Revital Calcium D3 "," Calcium D3 Classic "," Calcium-D3-MIC ".
For example, Calcium-D3 Nycomed costs 500 rubles in pharmacies. These are tablets to be chewed. They are made with lemon flavor. They are a combination agent that regulates the metabolism of phosphorus and calcium in the body. Vitamin D3 (colecalciferol) increases absorption in the intestines of calcium. It also compensates for the deficiency of vitamin D3 and calcium, regulates nerve conduction, muscle contractions.
"Natemille" is a preparation containing a combination of colecalciferol and calcium carbonate. It is an excellent regulator of phosphorus-calcium metabolism. Produced in the form of tablets that need to be absorbed. Assign one tablet a day after eating. Indications for use are complex therapy of osteoporosis, its complication, replenishment of vitamin D3 and calcium deficiency in the elderly. It has a large list of contraindications and side effects. During treatment, Natemille should carefully monitor the intake of other drugs containing calcium, as well as food. Its oversupply is much more dangerous than a lack.
Indications
Tablets “Calcium carbonate + Colecalciferol” are prescribed for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and various complications in the treatment of injuries such as bone fractures. And also to prevent a deficiency of calcium and vitamin D3. The main indications:
- therapy of hypovitaminosis, vitamin D deficiency, treatment;
- nephrogenic osteopathy;
- rickets, spasmophilia, osteoporosis;
- malnutrition;
- hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia;
- alcoholism;
- liver disease, cirrhosis, jaundice;
- gastrointestinal diseases;
- taking barbiturates;
- for prophylaxis during anticonvulsant therapy.
Colecalciferol is also called vitamin D3. If you look at the physical properties, then this is a white crystalline powder that is poorly soluble in liquid, but soluble in ether, alcohol, chloroform, vegetable oil, is easily oxidized. Regulates calcium-phosphorus metabolism. This substance enhances the absorption of calcium in the digestive tract. Thanks to this vitamin, the bone skeleton, teeth are correctly formed, the normal bone system is preserved.
Colecalciferol enhances ossification processes. It is absorbed in the small intestine, then penetrates the lymphatic system, then into the general bloodstream and liver. It is distributed throughout almost the entire body. The maximum concentration reaches after five hours.
In what cases is it impossible?
The combination of calcium carbonate + colecalciferol can not be used for hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis, hypervitaminosis D, with active tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, severe renal failure. With caution, the drug is taken for renal failure, pregnancy, benign granulomatosis. During pregnancy, they drink the medicine if it is necessary to make up for the calcium deficiency in the body. The composition of the drug is able to penetrate into breast milk.
Side effects
Chewable tablets "Calcium carbonate + Colecalciferol" can cause unwanted reactions. These include:
- gastrointestinal dysfunction (flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation);
- allergies (rash, itching, hives);
- hypercalcemia.
Overdose symptoms include thirst, anorexia, nausea, muscle weakness, vomiting, fatigue, bone pain, mental illness, and sometimes cardiac arrhythmias. If taken for a long time, it can damage the kidneys. If symptoms of an overdose are found, then the reception should be canceled and consult a specialist. The treatment in this case is symptomatic: gastric lavage and other measures.
How to use?
"Calcium carbonate + Colecalciferol" is taken orally. The daily dose is approximately 1,500 mg of carbonate, and colecalciferol is 20 μg. You need to drink tablets in the morning and evening with food. An individual dosage of the drug can also be established, it all depends on the clinical picture of the disease.
The medicine is prescribed orally in a daily dosage of 350 to 550 IU. The drug is administered intramuscularly at 200 IU, the dose depends on the disease and the age of the patient. To make up for the lack of calcium in the body, 200 IU are taken per week. Children and older people adjust the dosage, do not prescribe more than 500 IU.
What do the doctor's say?
The medicine is important to take correctly. The general physical condition of a person depends on the interaction. So, for example, hypercalcemia can cause toxic effects of cardiac glycosides, if taken simultaneously with preparations containing vitamin D and calcium. It is necessary to control the ECG and blood calcium. After taking such drugs, it is allowed to drink tetracycline drugs only after six hours. Doctors emphasize that glucocorticosteroids reduce the absorption of the trace element, therefore, against the background of their intake, an increase in the dose of the calcium preparation is required.
If you take foods containing oxalates (spinach, sorrel, rhubarb), and cereals, then it is worth remembering that they reduce the absorption of calcium. Colecalciferol - 400 and calcium carbonate - 1.25 - the dosage that can cause hypercalcemia if you take the drug for a long time. It should be taken into account not only the disease in which the medicine was prescribed, but also the age, chronic diseases.
Reviews
The price of "Calcium carbonate + Colecalciferol" is quite affordable in pharmacies. In tablets, taking into account different trade names, the cost can vary from 300 to 800 rubles or more. According to many in their reviews, calcium supplements really help. They quickly make up for the deficiency of trace elements, they are easy to take.
The price is quite reasonable, there is a large selection of medicines. However, you should not prescribe such funds yourself, only on the recommendation of a doctor. In the reviews, users note that the drug can actually cause an overdose, and as a consequence, serious adverse reactions. This is most often nausea, vomiting, disruption of the stomach, intestines, heart and blood vessels, other organs.