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| Field | Field type | Value |
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| generic | String | Calcium (carbonate, citrate, gluconate, chloride salts) |
| brand | String | Tums, Caltrate, Os-Cal, Citracal; many generics |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Calcium_supplements|Calcium supplement]] • [[:Category:Electrolyte_replacements|Electrolyte replacement]] • [[:Category:Antacids|Antacid (carbonate)]] |
| mechanism | String | |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-000012B7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012B8-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012B9-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012BA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012BB-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | Oral: 1000-1500 mg elemental calcium/day in divided doses for supplementation; IV gluconate 1 g (4.65 mEq) over 5-10 min for hyperkalemia or symptomatic hypocalcemia |
| preparations | String | Carbonate 200, 400, 500, 600 mg elemental tablets and chewables; citrate 200, 250, 315 mg elemental; gluconate 1 g (94 mg elemental, 4.65 mEq) IV; chloride 1 g (270 mg elemental, 13.6 mEq) IV |
| fda_max | String | ~2500 mg elemental/d combined diet + supplements (chronic; UL) |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral • IV (gluconate or chloride for acute use) |
| onset | String | Acute: minutes (IV); chronic: bone effect over months |
| duration | String | Variable |
| halflife | String | Not meaningfully described (electrolyte) |
| bioavailability | String | Carbonate ~30-40% (best with food and acid); citrate ~24% (absorbable without acid; preferred in achlorhydria, PPI use, post-bariatric) |
| pregnancy | String | Routinely supplemented in pregnancy; needs higher in pregnancy and lactation.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | OTC (oral supplements) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (IV) in US |
