Calcium Citrate

AS A DIETARY ITEM HELPS IN BONE MINERALIZATION. Calcium is the fifth most abundant element in the body. Calcium is a divalent metal essential for the maintenance of the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems, and for cell membrane and capillary permeability. Its role in bone structure and muscle contraction is well known, but calcium is also important for blood coagulation, nerve conduction, and electrical conduction in the heart.

Dose

250-500 MG OD/BD

Monograph

Calcium Citrate Calcium is a cation administered as various calcium-contain- ing salts. Calcium salts have been reported to be incompati- ble with a wide range of drugs. Complexes may form resulting in the formation of a precipitate. Calcium Citrate A white, odourless, crystalline powder. Each g of calcium ci- trate (tetrahydrate) represents approximately 5.3 mmol of cal- cium and 3.5 mmol of citrate. Calcium citrate (tetrahydrate) 4,74 g is approximately equivalent to I g of calcium, Slightly soluble in water: practically insoluble in alcohol: freely soluble in diluted 3N hydrochloric acid and in diluted 2N nitric acid. The pharmacological properties are same as calcium chloride , so click to cal chloride for details.

Magnesium Hydroxide

Monograph

Magnesium Hydroxide A fine white amorphous powder. Practically insoluble in wa- ter and alcohol; dissolves in dilute acids. A solution in water is alkaline to phenolphthalein. Store in airtight containers. Adverse Effects, Treatment, and Precautions Magnesium hydroxide, in common with other mag- nesium salts , may cause diarrhoea. Hy- permagnesaemia may occur in patients with impaired renal function. There have been reports of hypermagnesaemia in infants given magnesium-containing antacids." Interactions Antacids, including magnesium salts, interact with many other drugs both by alterations in gastric pH and emptying, and by formation of complexes that are not absorbed. Inter- actions can be minimised by giving the antacid and any other medications 2 to 3 hours apart. Uses and Administration Magnesium hydroxide is an antacid that is given in doses of up to about I g by mouth. It is often given in conjunction with aluminium-con- taining antacids such as aluminium hydroxide which counteract its laxative effect. Magnesium hydroxide is also given as a laxative in doses of up to about 5 g by mouth and as a magne- sium supplement in deficiency states. Magnesium hydroxide is also used as a food addi-tive. Renal calculi. Magnesium salts' have been used in the prophylaxis of recurrent renal calculi .

Zinc Sulphate

ZINC IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF NUTRITION. IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES PARTICULARLY IN NUMEROUS ENZYMATIC PATHWAYS INCLUDING SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND METABOLISM OF PROTEINS, CARBOHYDRATES AND LIPIDS. IT ALSO HELPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY.

Dose:

THE USUAL DOSE :- 50 MG THREE TIMES DAILY. WHEN I.V SUPPLIMENTS ARE REQUIRED, ZINC CHLORIDE OR ZINC SULPHATE MAY BE GIVEN, SUGGESTED DOSE- 6.5 MG OF ELEMENTAL ZINC (100 MICRO MOL) DAILY.

Monograph

Zinc sulphate The properties are same as zinc, so click to zinc for the details.