Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2016 Publisher: Kyowa Kirin Ltd., Galabank Business Park, Galashiels, Scotland, TD1 1QH
Adcal is a chewable tablet recommended as a supplementary source of calcium when normal requirements are high and in the correction of calcium deficiency in the diet. They can be used in osteoporosis therapy as an adjunct to more specific conventional treatments. Adcal chewable tablets can be used as a phosphate binding agent in the management of renal failure.
Oral.
Dietary deficiency and as an adjunct in osteoporosis therapy; 2 chewable tablets per day, preferably one tablet each morning and evening.
For use in binding phosphate in the management of renal failure in patients on renal dialysis, the dose should be adjusted for the individual patient and is dependent on the serum phosphate level.
The tablets should be chewed, not swallowed whole and taken just prior to, during or immediately following a meal.
Overdosage may cause gastro-intestinal disturbances but would not be expected to cause hypercalcaemia except in patients treated with excessive doses of vitamin D. Treatment should be aimed at lowering serum calcium levels through a high fluid intake and low calcium diet.I In severe cases treatments with corticosteroid and other specialist treatment may be necessary. Alkalosis is a potential but rare risk.
24 months.
Do not store above 25°C.
Store in the original package. Keep container in the outer carton.
PVC/PVdC aluminium foil blister packs of 10 (Physicians sample), or 100 tablets in a cardboard carton.
No special conditions.
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