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Adcal-D3 contains calcium and vitamin D3 which are both essential for healthy bones and teeth. Adcal-D3 provides extra calcium and vitamin D3 to your diet. It is therefore used in conditions where your bodys calcium and vitamin D levels need to be increased.
Adcal D3 Chewable Tablets promotes delaying and preventing certain bone conditions such as osteoporosis. Each chewable tablet is packed full of Calcium and Vitamin D3, which is scientifically proven to help prevent hip and non-vertebral bone fractures from occurring later in life.
Pregnant women should consult their doctor before taking Adcal D3 Chewable Tablets.
How to take Adcal-D3:
Do not take Adcal-D3:
Warnings and precautions:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Adcal-D3.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you:
Other medicines and Adcal-D3
Tell your doctor if you are taking calcium supplements or antacids for indigestion, digitalis drugs (eg. Lanoxin), diuretics or corticosteroids.
If you are taking thyroxine, bisphosphonates, iron or fluoride medicines, tetracycline or quinolone antibiotics make sure your doctor knows this. When taking these medicines leave a period of about 4 hours before taking your Adcal-D3 tablets. Do not take them at the same time.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
In pregnancy or when breast feeding, Adcal-D3 should only be used under medical supervision. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Adcal-D3 with food
This medicine should not be taken within 2 hours of eating foods rich in oxalic acid (e.g. spinach and rhubarb), phosphate (e.g. bran), or phytic acid (e.g. whole cereals).
Important information about some of the ingredients of Adcal-D3
Adcal-D3 contains a small amount of sugar and may be harmful to the teeth if used for a prolonged period.
Adcal-D3 contains soya oil. If you are allergic to peanut or soya, do not use this medicine.
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Frequency not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):
Rare side effects (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):
If you are on long term treatment your doctor may, from time to time wish to check the level of calcium in your blood and take urine samples to monitor kidney function.
The active substances are calcium carbonate (1500mg, equivalent to 600mg calcium) and vitamin D3 (400iu, equivalent to 10µg colecalciferol).
The other ingredients are xylitol (E967), modified maize starch, sodium saccharin (E954), magnesium stearate and 'Tutti-Frutti' flavouring (contains propylene glycol (E1520)).
The vitamin D3 compound contains DL?-tocopherol, edible fats (including soya oil), gelatin, sucrose and corn starch.
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