Calcichew Forte Chewable Tablets – 60 Tablets

Product Information

What Calcichew Forte is and what it is used for

Calcichew Forte 1000 mg Chewable Tablets are orange-flavoured tablets containing calcium as the active ingredient. Calcium is an essential nutrient that plays a vital role in bone formation and maintenance.

Calcichew Forte is used to treat and prevent calcium deficiency, which may occur if your diet or lifestyle does not supply enough calcium, or when your body’s calcium requirements are increased.

This medicine may also be prescribed or recommended for bone-related conditions such as osteoporosis, during pregnancy, or for patients undergoing renal dialysis to help remove excess phosphate from the blood that dialysis alone cannot eliminate.

Possible Side Effects

Like all medicines, Calcichew Forte can cause side effects, although not everyone experiences them.

Stop taking the tablets and seek medical attention immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms, which may indicate a rare condition known as milk-alkali syndrome (Burnett’s Syndrome):

• Frequent urge to urinate

• Headache

• Loss of appetite, nausea, or vomiting

• Unusual tiredness or weakness
  These symptoms may occur alongside elevated calcium levels in the blood and impaired kidney function.

Other possible side effects include

• Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):

  • High calcium levels in the blood (hypercalcaemia) or urine (hypercalciuria), especially when large doses are taken

• Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people):

  • Nausea

  • Stomach pain

  • Constipation

  • Diarrhoea

  • Wind (flatulence)

  • Heartburn (indigestion)

• Very rare (may affect up to 1 in 10,000 people):

  • Rash

  • Hives

  • Itching