The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Level | Code | Title | |
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1 | A | Alimentary tract and metabolism | |
2 | A12 | Mineral supplements | |
3 | A12A | Calcium | |
4 | A12AA | Calcium |
Code | Title | |
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A12AA01 | Calcium phosphate | |
A12AA02 | Calcium glubionate | |
A12AA03 | Calcium gluconate | |
A12AA04 | Calcium carbonate | |
A12AA05 | Calcium lactate | |
A12AA06 | Calcium lactate gluconate | |
A12AA07 | Calcium chloride | |
A12AA08 | Calcium glycerylphosphate | |
A12AA09 | Calcium citrate lysine complex | |
A12AA10 | Calcium glucoheptonate | |
A12AA11 | Calcium pangamate | |
A12AA13 | Calcium citrate | |
A12AA20 | Calcium (different salts in combination) | |
A12AA30 | Calcium laevulate |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Calcium carbonate |
Calcium carbonate releases, in a pH-dependent manner, calcium ions in the stomach. Calcium carbonate is widely used as antacid and extensively used as a dietary supplement. |
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Calcium chloride |
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, and is an essential body electrolyte. Homeostasis is mainly regulated by the parathyroid hormone, by calcitonin, and by the activated form of vitamin D. Calcium is a structural component of bones and teeth. It is also required for blood clotting, neurotransmitter release, muscle contraction and normal heartbeat. |
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Calcium citrate |
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Calcium gluconate |
Calcium gluconate is the gluconate salt of calcium. An element or mineral necessary for normal nerve, muscle, and cardiac function, calcium as the gluconate salt helps to maintain calcium balance and prevent bone loss when taken orally. |
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Calcium glycerophosphate |
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Calcium lactate |
Calcium lactate is used as an antacid and in calcium deficiency to treat hypocalcaemia. It can be absorbed at various pHs, thus it does not need to be taken with food. Calcium lactate is an antidote for soluble fluoride ingestion16: p165 and hydrofluoric acid. |
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Calcium phosphate |
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Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
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ADCAL Chewable Tablet | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
CALCICHEW Chewable tablet | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
CALCIUM GLUCONATE Sterile injection | Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) | MPI, EU: SmPC | |
CALTRATE Film-coated tablet | Health Products Regulatory Authority (IE) | MPI, EU: SmPC |