Generic name: Calcium Carbonate

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Nutritional supplement & Electrolyte

Therapeutic indication: Hypocalcemia & Antacid & Hyperphosphatemic & Calcium deficiency

Dosage and Administration: Tablet: 500mg calcium ion

Dosage form not appropriate for use in children

Hypocalcemia: Adult males & females: 800-1200mg/d

Pregnant & breast-feeding females: 1200mg/d

Antihyperphosphatemic: oral 5 to 13gr (2 to 5.2gr of calcium ion)/d, in divided doses with meals.

Antacid: 1 to 2 tabs/d.Fllow with 1/2 to1 glass of water or other liquid.

Side effect: Renal calculi, hypercalcemic syndrome (Early symptoms: constipation, dryness of mouth, headache, increased thirst, irritability, loss of appetite, mental depression, metallic taste, tiredness or weakness. Late symptoms: confusion, drowsiness, high blood pressure, increased sensivity of eyes or skin to light, irregular fast or slow heartbeat, nausea and vomiting)

Information on the shelf life: 2 years

Generic name: Calcium Carbonate Eff

Brand generic name: Calcium Carbonate Effervescent

Minoo®Pharmacotherapeutic group: Nutritional supplement & Electrolyte

Therapeutic indication: Hypocalcemia & Hyperphosphatemic & Calcium deficiency

Dosage and Administration: Effervescent tablet: 1250mg calcium carbonate (500mg of calcium ion). The measured dose is to be dissolved in a glass of cool water just prior to administration.

Adult males & females: 800-1200mg/d

Pregnant & breast-feeding females: 1200mg/d

Pediatric 4 to 10 years: 800 mg/d

Side effect: Renal calculi, hypercalcemic syndrome (Early symptoms: constipation, dryness of mouth, headache, increased thirst, irritability, loss of appetite, mental depression, metallic taste, tiredness or weakness. Late symptoms: confusion, drowsiness, high blood pressure, increased sensivity of eyes or skin to light, irregular fast or slow heartbeat, nausea and vomiting)

Information on the shelf life: 2 years

Generic name: Calcium Syrup

Therapeutic indication: Hypocalcemia & Calcium deficiency

Dosage and Administration: Syrup: 110mg of calcium ion/5ml

Adult males & females: 3 to 4tablespoonful/d (45 to 60ml/d)

Pediatric 4 to 12 years: 2 to 3tablespoonful/d (30 to 45ml/d)

Pediatric birth to 3 years: 2 to 5teaspoonful/d (10 to 25ml/d)

Side effect: Renal calculi, hypercalcemic syndrome (Early symptoms: constipation, dryness of mouth, headache, increased thirst, irritability, loss of appetite, mental depression, metallic taste, tiredness or weakness. Late symptoms: confusion, drowsiness, high blood pressure, increased sensivity of eyes or skin to light, irregular fast or slow heartbeat, nausea and vomiting)

Information on the shelf life: 3 years

Generic name: Ferrous Sulfate

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Antianemic & Nutritional supplement (mineral)

Therapeutic indication: Iron deficiency anemia

Dosage and Administration: Syrup 200mg ferrous sulfate (41mg of elemental iron)/5ml

Prophylaxis of iron deficiency:

Adult males: 10mg/d of elemental iron

Adult females: 10-15mg/d of elemental iron

Pregnant females: 30mg/d of elemental iron

Breast-feeding females: 15mg/d of elemental iron

Pediatric 4 to 10 years: 10mg/d of elemental iron

Pediatric birth to 3 years: 6- 10mg/d of elemental iron

Treatment of iron deficiency anemia: dose is individualized by prescriber based on severity of deficiency.

Side effect: Abdominal or stomach pain, cramping or soreness, contact irritation, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, staining of teeth

Information on the shelf life: 3 years

Generic name: Calcium Forte

Brand name: ……….

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Nutritional supplement & Electrolyte

Therapeutic indication: Hypocalcemia & Hyperphosphatemic & Calcium deficiency

Dosage and Administration: Effervescent tablet: 2.94gr calcium lactate-gluconate and 0.3gr calcium carbonate (total of 500mg calcium ion). The measured dose is to be dissolved in a glass of cool water just prior to administration.

Adult males & females: 800-1200mg/d

Pregnant & breast-feeding females: 1200mg/d

Pediatric 4 to 10 years: 800 mg/d

Pediatric birth to 3 years: 400 to 800 mg/d

Side effect: Renal calculi, hypercalcemic syndrome (Early symptoms: constipation, dryness of mouth, headache, increased thirst, irritability, loss of appetite, mental depression, metallic taste, tiredness or weakness. Late symptoms: confusion, drowsiness, high blood pressure, increased sensivity of eyes or skin to light, irregular fast or slow heartbeat, nausea and vomiting)

Information on the shelf life: 2 years

Generic name: Calcium- Vitamin C Effervescent

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Nutritional supplement & Electrolyte

Therapeutic indication: Hypocalcemia & Calcium deficiency &

Vitamin C deficiency & Healing wounds

Dosage and Administration: Effervescent tablet: total of 260mg calcium ion & 500mg of Vit.C. The measured dose is to be dissolved in a glass of cool water just prior to administration.

Adult and Pediatric older than 12 years: 1 tab/day

Pediatric up to 12 years: half -one tab/day

Side effect: Gastrointestinal irritation (nausea, vomiting, constipation), stomach cramps, renal calculi, hypercalcemic syndrome (Early symptoms: constipation, dryness of mouth, headache, increased thirst, irritability, loss of appetite, mental depression, metallic taste, tiredness or weakness. Late symptoms: confusion, drowsiness, high blood pressure, increased sensivity of eyes or skin to light, irregular fast or slow heartbeat, nausea and vomiting)

Generic name: L-Carnitine

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Amino acid derivatives & Nutritional supplement

Therapeutic indication: Primary systemic canitine deficiency & canitine deficiency in end-stage renal disease

Dosage and Administration: Tablet 250mg & Syrup 250mg/5ml & Syrup 500mg/5ml (Elnitine®)

Adult: oral; initially 1gr once a day with food, the dosage being increased slowly as needed and tolerated. For a 50kg patient, the usual dose is 1gr one to three times a day with meals.

Pediatric: oral; initially 50mg/kg a day with food, the dosage being increased slowly as needed and tolerated. The usual dose is 50 to 100mg/kg a day with meals (Max 3gr/d).

Side effect: Hypertension, fever, tachycardia, seizures, abdominal or stomach cramps, diarrhea, headache, nausea or vomiting, body odor, gastritis, amblyopia, asthenia, depression, dizziness, hypercalcemia, paresthesias, peripheral edema

Information on the shelf life: Syrup 2 years