CAL-D-VITA 60 COMPRIMATE MASTICABILE

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Composition

The active substances are calcium and colecalciferol. One chewable tablet contains 600 mg of calcium in the form of 1500 mg calcium carbonate and 400 IU of colecalciferol (Vitamin D3) (equivalent to 10 micrograms). The other ingredients are: mannitol, povidone, talc, magnesium stearate, aspartame (E 951), anhydrous citric acid, orange flavour, DL-alpha-tocopherol, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sucrose (sugar), gelatin, and corn starch.

Therapeutic indications

Cal-D-Vita is a medicine that contains a combination of calcium and vitamin D3. Calcium and vitamin D3 are important components in the process of bone mass formation. Vitamin D3 regulates the absorption and conversion of calcium and acts on the fixation of calcium in the skeletal system.

Cal-D-Vita is used for vitamin D and calcium deficiency in the elderly and as an adjuvant therapy to specific treatment for osteoporosis if a calcium and vitamin D deficiency is present or suspected.

Dosage and method of administration

Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. The recommended dose is 1–2 chewable tablets daily. The tablet must be chewed or sucked and should not be swallowed whole. The medicine is indicated only for adults and children over 12 years of age.

Precautions

Do not use Cal-D-Vita:

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substances or to any of the other ingredients of Cal-D-Vita;
• In the presence of very high amounts of calcium in the blood and/or in conditions that cause an increase in the amount of calcium in the blood;
• In the presence of high amounts of calcium in the urine;
• If you have an excess of vitamin D;
• If you have kidney stones;
• If you have kidney disease

Special warnings

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, fertility

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant, or are planning to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. This combined calcium and vitamin D product may only be administered during pregnancy and breastfeeding upon medical recommendation and in the doses recommended by the doctor. If you are breastfeeding, you may use Cal-D-Vita. Calcium and vitamin D3 pass into breast milk. This must be taken into account if your child is given an additional dose of vitamin D.

Driving and using machines

It has no influence on the ability to drive and use machines.

Page updated on: 09.06.2021