Calcium carbonate is mainly used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and other calcium deficiencies, etc. Adverse effects include muscle weakness, constipation, hypercalcemia, etc., and usually does not lead to atherosclerosis.
Calcium carbonate can be used for the prevention and treatment of calcium deficiencies such as osteogenesis imperfecta, coarse hand tetany, rickets, osteoporosis, etc. It can also be used for calcium supplementation for pregnant women, lactating women, children, the elderly, and menopausal women. Calcium carbonate can also be used to relieve epigastric discomfort, heartburn sensation, generalized acidity, and epigastric pain caused by excess stomach acid.
Common adverse reactions to this product include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, thirst, anorexia, flatulence, constipation, bone pain, polyphagia, psychiatric disorders, fatigue, muscle weakness, polyuria, hypercalcemia, cardiac arrhythmia, and serious adverse reactions including kidney stones, renal carcinoma, shock, and death, which do not usually result in atherosclerosis.
It is contraindicated in patients with hypercalciuria, hypercalcemia, receiving cardiac glycoside therapy, being on a low-phosphorus diet, or with impaired renal function, and in patients who have had a hypersensitivity reaction to the product or to any of the components of the preparation.
It is recommended that patients who are unwell go to a regular hospital for timely consultation and follow the doctor’s instructions for symptomatic treatment.