- Osteoporosis
- Bone-related disorders
- Special populations like the elderly, pregnant and breastfeeding
Dose: PO 1 or 2 tabs BD
- Calcium: 500mg
- Phosphorus: 220mg
- Vit D3: 250 IU
- Best taken after a meal
- Calcium: Help form bones and teeth, assist in the movement of muscles, help with nerve messaging between the brain and body systems, help blood flow as vessels relax and constrict and release hormones and enzymes that support body functions
- Phosphorus: It influences bone growth, apparently by decreasing the absorption of intercellular calcified cartilage matrix by osteoclasts in the metaphyseal region of growing bones, which has the long-term effect of slowing down growth
- Vitamin D3 helps the body absorb calcium essential for the normal development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones. It also helps maintain proper blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, and also prevents thinning of bones
- Headache
- Hypercalcemia
- GI distress
- Hypercalciuria
- Hypersensitivity to components
- Tissue calcification
- Malabsorption
- High levels of cholesterol
- High level of calcium or vitamin D in the blood
- High level of calcium in urine
- Kidney stones
- Bedridden
- Thyroid medicine
- Alcohol
Drug Status
Availability | OTC |
Pregnancy | Can be used |
Breastfeeding | Can be used |
Schedule | Not controlled |
BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microcal | 500mg/220mg/250 IU | Tablet | 30’s | Galaxy Pharma | Galaxy Pharma |