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calcium supplements are taken by individuals, unable to get enough calcium in their regular diet, who have a need for more calcium, prevent, treat several conditions, hypocalcemia, not enough calcium, blood, the body needs calcium to make strong bones, calcium is also needed for the heart, muscles, nervous system to work properly, the bones serve as a storage site for the body's calcium, continuously giving up calcium to the bloodstream and then replacing it as the body's need for calcium changes from day to day, when there is not enough calcium, blood, used by the heart and other organs, body will take the needed calcium from the bones, when you eat foods rich in calcium, the calcium will be restored to the bones, balance between my blood and bones will be maintained, pregnant women, nursing mothers, adolescents may need more calcium than they normally get from eating calcium-rich foods, adult women may take calcium supplements to help prevent a bone disease, osteoporosis (Ency), osteoporosis (Ency), which causes thin, porous, easily broken bones, may occur in women after menopause (Ency), may sometimes occur in elderly men also, osteoporosis in women past menopause is thought, caused by a reduced amount, ovarian estrogen, a female hormone, a diet low in calcium for many years, younger adult years, may add to the risk, developing it, other bone diseases in children and adults are also treated with calcium supplements, calcium supplements, determined by my health care professional, injectable calcium is administered only by, under the supervision, health care professional, other forms, calcium are available, without a prescription, calcium supplements are available, following dosage forms, oral, calcium carbonate, capsules, oral suspension, tablets, chewable tablets, calcium citrate, tablets, tablets for solution, calcium glubionate, syrup, calcium gluceptate and calcium gluconate, oral solution, calcium gluconate, tablets, chewable tablets, calcium lactate, tablets, calcium lactate-gluconate and calcium carbonate, tablets for solution, dibasic calcium phosphate, tablets, tribasic calcium phosphate, tablets, parenteral, calcium acetate, injection, calcium chloride, injection, calcium glubionate, injection, calcium gluceptate, injection, calcium gluconate, injection, calcium glycerophosphate and calcium lactate, injection, a calcium ``salt'' contains calcium along with another substance, carbonate, gluconate, some calcium salts have more calcium, elemental calcium, than others, calcium in calcium carbonate is greater than that in calcium gluconate, to give you an idea, how different calcium supplements vary in calcium content, chart explains how many tablets, each type, supplement will provide 1000 milligrams, elemental calcium, when you look for a calcium supplement, be sure the number, milligrams on the label refers to the amount, elemental calcium, not to the strength, each tablet, calcium supplement, strength, each tablet, in milligrams, amount, elemental calcium per tablet, in milligrams, tablets to provide 1000 milligrams, calcium, calcium carbonate, 625, 250, 4, 650, 260, 4, 750, 300, 4, 835, 334, 3, 1250, 500, 2, 1500, 600, 2, calcium citrate, 950, 200, 5, calcium gluconate, 500, 45, 22, 650, 58, 17, 1000, 90, 11, calcium lactate, 325, 42, 24, 650, 84, 12, calcium phosphate, dibasic, 500, 115, 9, calcium phosphate, tribasic, 800, 304, 4, 1600, 608, 2 importance, diet for good health, eat a balanced and varied diet, follow carefully any diet program my health care professional may recommend, for my specific dietary vitamin and/or mineral needs, ask my health care professional for a list, appropriate foods, not getting enough vitamins and/or minerals, in my diet, may choose, take a dietary supplement, the daily amount, calcium needed is defined in several different ways, for united states, recommended dietary allowances, rdas, vitamins and minerals needed to provide for adequate nutrition in most healthy persons, rdas for a given nutrient may vary depending on a person's age, sex, physical condition, daily values, dvs, used on food and dietary supplement labels to indicate the percent, the recommended daily amount, each nutrient that a serving provides, dv replaces the previous designation, united states recommended daily allowances, usrdas, for canada, recommended nutrient intakes, rnis, determine the amounts, vitamins, minerals, protein needed to provide adequate nutrition and lessen the risk, chronic disease, normal daily recommended intakes in milligrams, for calcium are generally defined as follows, persons, canada, infants and children, birth to 3 years, 400 “800, 250 “550, 4 to 6 years, 800, 600, 7 to 10 years, 800, 700 “1100, adolescent and adult males, 800 “1200, 800 “1100, adolescent and adult females, 800 “1200, 700 “1100, pregnant females, 1200, 1200 “1500, when breast-feeding (Ency), females, 1200, 1200 “1500, getting the proper amount, calcium, diet every day and participating in weight-bearing exercise, walking, dancing, bicycling, aerobics, jogging, especially during the early years, life, up to about 35 years, is most important in helping to build and maintain bones as dense as possible to prevent the development, osteoporosis in later life, table includes some calcium-rich foods, the calcium content, foods can supply the daily rda, rni for calcium if the foods are eaten regularly in sufficient amounts, food, amount, milligrams, calcium, nonfat dry milk, reconstituted, 1 cup, 375, lowfat, skim, whole milk, 1 cup, 290 to 300, yogurt, 1 cup, 275 to 400, sardines with bones, 3 ounces, 370, ricotta cheese, part skim, ½ cup, 340, salmon, canned, with bones, 3 ounces, 285, cheese, swiss, 1 ounce, 272, cheese, cheddar, 1 ounce, 204, cheese, american, 1 ounce, 174, cottage cheese, lowfat, 1 cup, 154, tofu, 154, shrimp, 1 cup, 147, ice milk, ¾ cup, 132, vitamin d helps prevent calcium loss from my bones, ``the sunshine vitamin'', made, in my skin when you are exposed to sunlight, get outside, sunlight every day for 15 to 30 minutes, should get all the vitamin d you need, in northern locations in winter, the sunlight, too weak to make vitamin d, skin, vitamin d may also be obtained from my diet, from multivitamin preparations, most milk is fortified with vitamin d, bonemeal, dolomite as a source, calcium, the food and drug administration has issued warnings that bonemeal and dolomite could be dangerous because these products may contain lead, before using this medicine, taking this dietary supplement, without a prescription, carefully read and follow any precautions on the label, for calcium supplements, receiving enough calcium when you become pregnant, continue to receive the right amount, calcium throughout my pregnancy, the healthy growth and development, the fetus depend on a steady supply, nutrients from the mother, taking large amounts, a dietary supplement during pregnancy, harmful to the mother and/or fetus and should be avoided, when breast-feeding (Ency), receive the right amount, calcium so, baby will also get the calcium needed to grow properly, taking large amounts, a dietary supplement while breast-feeding (Ency), harmful to the mother and/or baby and should be avoided, children problems in children, haven't been reported with intake, normal daily recommended amounts, injectable forms, calcium should not be given to children, the risk, irritating the injection site, problems in older adults, haven't been reported with intake, normal daily recommended amounts, important that older people continue to receive enough calcium in their daily diets, some older people may need, take extra calcium, larger doses because they do not absorb calcium as well as younger people, any questions about the amount, calcium you should be taking in each day, other medicines medicines, other dietary supplements, dietary supplements should not be used, an interaction might occur, health care professional may ask, change the dose, when you are taking calcium supplements, health care professionals, calcium-containing medicines, other, taking excess calcium, too much calcium, blood, urine and lead to medical problems, cellulose sodium phosphate, calcibind, use with calcium supplements may decrease the effects, cellulose sodium phosphate, digitalis glycosides, heart medicine, use with calcium supplements by injection may increase the chance, irregular heartbeat (Ency), etidronate, didronel, use with calcium supplements may decrease the effects, etidronate; etidronate should not be taken within 2 hours, calcium supplements, gallium nitrate, ganite, use with calcium supplements, gallium nitrate to not work properly, magnesium sulfate, for injection, use with calcium supplements, either medicine, less effective, phenytoin, dilantin, use with calcium supplements may decrease the effects, both medicines; calcium supplements should not be taken within 1 to 3 hours, phenytoin, tetracyclines, medicine for infection, taken by mouth, use with calcium supplements may decrease the effects, tetracycline; calcium supplements should not be taken within 1 to 3 hours, tetracyclines other medical problems, calcium supplements, make sure you tell my health care professional, any other medical problems, diarrhea, stomach, intestinal problems, extra calcium, specific calcium preparations, necessary in these conditions, heart disease (Ency), calcium by injection may increase the chance, irregular heartbeat (Ency), hypercalcemia, too much calcium, blood, hypercalciuria, too much calcium, urine, calcium supplements may make these conditions worse, hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis, calcium supplements may increase the chance, hypercalcemia, too much calcium, blood, hypoparathyroidism, calcium phosphate, high blood levels, phosphorus which could increase the chance, side effects, kidney disease (Ency), stones, too much calcium may increase the chance, kidney stones, dosing the amount, calcium needed to meet normal daily recommended intakes will be different for different individuals, the average amounts, calcium, for oral, dosage form, capsules, chewable tablets, lozenges, oral solution, oral suspension, syrup, tablets, extended-release tablets, tablets for solution, to prevent deficiency, the amount taken by mouth is based on normal daily recommended intakes, note that the normal daily recommended intakes are expressed as an actual amount, calcium, the salt form, calcium carbonate, calcium gluconate, etc, ] has a different strength, for the united states, adults and teenagers, 800 to 1200 milligrams, per day, pregnant and breast-feeding females, 1200 mg per day, children 4 to 10 years, 800 mg per day, children birth to 3 years, 400 to 800 mg per day, for canada, adult and teenage males, 800 to 1100 mg per day, adult and teenage females, 700 to 1100 mg per day, pregnant and breast-feeding females, 1200 to 1500 mg per day, children 7 to 10 years, 700 to 1100 mg per day, children 4 to 6 years, 600 mg per day, children birth to 3 years, 250 to 550 mg per day, to treat deficiency, teenagers, treatment dose is determined by prescriber for each individual based on severity, deficiency, drink a full glass, with 8 ounces of water, juice when taking a calcium supplement, calcium carbonate as a phosphate binder in kidney dialysis, not necessary to drink a glass, water, this dietary supplement is best taken 1 to 1 ½ hours after meals, otherwise directed by my health care professional, patients with a condition known as achlorhydria may not absorb calcium supplements on an empty stomach and should take them with meals, for individuals taking the chewable tablet form, this dietary supplement, chew the tablets completely before swallowing, for individuals taking the syrup form, this dietary supplement, take the syrup before meals, this will allow the dietary supplement to work faster, mix in water, fruit juice for infants, dietary supplement, directed, do not take it more often than recommended on the label, side effects, missed dose, taking this dietary supplement on a regular schedule and you miss a dose, then go back to my regular dosing schedule, store this dietary supplement, keep out of a child's reach, store away from heat and direct light, in other damp places, heat, moisture, the dietary supplement to break down, keep the liquid form, this dietary supplement from freezing, do not keep outdated dietary supplements, those no longer needed, discarded dietary supplement is out of a child's reach, precautions, know the side effects, if this dietary supplement has been ordered for you by my health care professional and you will be taking it in large doses, health care professional should check my progress at regular visits, this is to make sure the calcium is working properly and does not cause unwanted effects, do not take calcium supplements within 1 to 2 hours, taking other medicine by mouth, keep the other medicine from working properly, are otherwise directed by my health care professional, to make sure that calcium is used properly by my body, do not take other medicines, dietary supplements containing large amounts, calcium, phosphates, magnesium, vitamin d unless my health care professional has told, approved, do not take calcium supplements within 1 to 2 hours, eating large amounts, fiber-containing foods, bran and whole-grain cereals, breads, especially, being treated for hypocalcemia, not enough calcium, in my blood, do not drink large amounts, alcohol, caffeine-containing beverages, usually more than 8 cups, coffee a day, use tobacco, some calcium carbonate tablets, shown to break up too slowly, stomach, properly absorbed into the body, the calcium carbonate tablets you purchase are not specifically labeled as being ``usp, '' check with my pharmacist, he, she, able to help you determine which tablets are best, side effects, this dietary supplement along with its needed effects, a dietary supplement, some unwanted effects, side effects occur very rarely when the calcium supplement is taken as recommended, taken in large doses, taken for a long time, taken by patients with kidney disease (Ency), side effects occur, for injection form only, dizziness (Ency), flushing and/or sensation, warmth, heat, irregular heartbeat (Ency), nausea, vomiting, skin redness, rash, pain, burning at injection site, sweating, tingling sensation, painful urination, drowsiness (Ency), nausea, vomiting, continuing, weakness, early signs, overdose, constipation, severe, dryness, mouth, headache, continuing, increased thirst, irritability, appetite, mental depression, metallic taste, unusual tiredness (Ency), weakness, late signs, overdose, confusion, drowsiness (Ency), severe, high blood pressure (Ency), increased sensitivity, eyes, skin to light, irregular, fast, slow heartbeat, unusually large amount, urine, increased frequency, urination, other side effects, additional information once a medicine, dietary supplement has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show, also useful for other medical problems, this use is not included in product labeling, calcium supplements are used in certain patients with the following medical condition, hyperphosphatemia, too much phosphate, blood, other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects, use, brand names some commonly used brand names are, alka-mints, amitone, calcarb 600, calci-chew, calciday 667, calcilac, calci-mix, calcionate, calcium 600, calglycine, calphosan, cal-plus, caltrate 600, caltrate jr, chooz, citracal, citracal liquitabs, dicarbosil, gencalc 600, liquid-cal, liquid cal-600, maalox antacid caplets, mallamint, neo-calglucon, nephro-calci, os-cal 500, os-cal 500 chewable, oysco, oysco 500 chewable, oyst-cal 500, oystercal 500, posture, titralac, tums, tums 500, tums e-x, calciject, calcite 500, calcium-sandoz, calcium-sandoz forte, calsan, caltrate 600, gramcal, os-cal, os-cal chewable, tums extra strength, tums regular strength,



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