This section has been developed to provide suggestions about the best calcium formulations for the different types of patients you see in your practice.
Patient Type | MCal product |
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An elderly patient with dysphagia problems | MCal liquid Citrate D1000 |
Patient taking high dose PPI | MCal liquid Citrate D1000 |
DBP having a prescription of vitamin D 50,000 IU per week | MCal liquid Citrate |
Patient who doesn’t like swallowing tablets | Chewable MCal D1000 |
Patient who consumes a no calcium containing product and in which it was impossible to increase the dietary calcium intake | MCal D400 BID |
Children whose calcium intake is insufficient | MCal D400 chewable |
Young child that need to be supplemented with calcium and who will not swallow or chew | liquid MCal Citrate tablets (separate vitamin D 400 IU per day) |
BID: twice daily; PPI: proton-pump inhibitor