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Administration
Should be taken with food.
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Contraindications
Hypercalcaemia, renal calculi.
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Special Precautions
Patient with hypercalcaemia-associated diseases (e.g. sarcoidosis, and other malignancies); risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias, hypoparathyroid disease. Renal impairment. Pregnancy. Monitoring Parameters Monitor serum Ca (twice weekly during initial dose adjustments); serum phosphorus; serum Ca-phosphorus product; intact parathyroid hormone.
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Adverse Reactions
Significant: Hypercalcaemia, constipation, bloating and gas.
Gastrointestinal disorders: Nausea, vomiting.
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Drug Interactions
Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias with digitalis, verapamil, gallopamil in the presence of hypercalcaemia. May decrease the bioavailability of fluoroquinolones (e.g. ciprofloxacin), and tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline).
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ATC Classification
V03AE07 - calcium acetate ; Belongs to the class of drugs used in the treatment of hyperkalemia and hyperphosphatemia.
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