Commonly used clinical calcium supplementation drugs include calcium carbonate D₃ tablets, calcium gluconate oral solution, calcium citrate tablets, calcium acetate tablets, etc., and there are differences in their contraindicated groups. Generally speaking, patients with hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, calcium-containing kidney stones or history of kidney stones are prohibited.
1. Calcium carbonate D₃ tablets: This drug is contraindicated in patients with hypercalcemia, hyperuricemia and allergy to this drug, and in patients with calcium-containing kidney stones or history of kidney stones. Cardiac and renal insufficiency should be used with caution, and if overdose or serious adverse reactions occur, timely medical attention is also required.
2. Calcium Gluconate Oral Liquid: prohibited for patients with hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, calcium-containing kidney stones or history of kidney stones.
3. Calcium citrate tablets: the drug is contraindicated in patients with hyperuricemia, hypercalcemia, and calcium-containing kidney stones or a history of kidney stones, and is contraindicated in patients who are allergic to the drug, and should be used with caution in allergic individuals.
4. Calcium acetate tablets: usually prohibited for those who are allergic to the drug and other calcium preparations and those with high blood calcium. And patients taking digitalis drugs, also should not take the drug, will reduce the antiarrhythmic effect. And patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to control the dose of the drug, and 2 weeks to test the blood calcium level, in order to avoid inducing hypercalcemia.
It is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for reasonable calcium supplementation, if there are contraindications, avoid using the drug, and under the guidance of the doctor through other ways of calcium supplementation.