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Calcium acetate + Magnesium carbonate

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Indications

Calcium acetate + Magnesium carbonate tablet is used to treat hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic renal insufficiency who are on dialysis (haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis). The tablet is meant for adults.

⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.

Pharmacology

Calcium acetate and magnesium carbonate both bind phosphate. Together, they combine with the phosphate in food in the gut and form calcium phosphate and magnesium phosphate salts, which dissolve poorly. These salts then leave the body with the faeces.

Calcium acetate binds phosphate best at a pH of 6-8. For this reason, the tablet also works for phosphate binding in patients whose stomach has low acid (hypoacidity) or none at all (anacidity).

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy: There's little or no data on the use of this tablet in pregnant women, and animal studies don't tell us enough about reproductive toxicity. So the tablet should not be used during pregnancy unless the woman's clinical condition requires treatment with calcium acetate and magnesium carbonate.

Lactation: This tablet passes into human milk in amounts likely to affect breastfed newborns and infants. Breastfeeding is not recommended while a woman is being treated with it.

⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Dosage Reference

⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.

Adults: Adults take 3 to 10 film-coated tablets of Calcium acetate + Magnesium carbonate per day, depending on the serum phosphate level. Divide the daily dose according to the number of meals in the day (usually 3). The recommended starting dose is 3 tablets daily. If necessary, the dose may be raised to a maximum of 12 film-coated tablets per day. Pediatric population: the safety and efficacy of this tablet in children and adolescents have not been established. So it is not recommended for anyone below 18 years of age. Method of administration: to get the maximum phosphate binding effect, take the tablet together with the meal. Do not crush or chew it. Take it with some liquid so it is easy to swallow. If a tablet is too large for the patient to swallow, break it along the score line immediately before swallowing, so that the taste of acetic acid does not develop. The rate and/or extent of absorption of other defined medicinal products may vary when they are used together with this tablet. For that reason, no oral medicine should be taken within 2 hours before or 3 hours after this tablet. It can be used long-term.

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Side Effects

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