Calcium
mineral / trace element
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What this medicine is for
Calcium belongs to the "mineral / trace element" category. This mineral is an essential nutrient in small amounts; here it is the active substance.
For Calcium in practice: Calcium intake; some salts also act as an antacid. Here it is a nutritional intake rather than a medicine in the usual sense.
Under which brands it is found
Calcium is part of about 78 presentations listed in France. It is available under various trade names and as generics.
- Actonelcombi
- Cacit Vitamine D3
- Cadelius
- Calcidose
- Calcidose Vitamine D3
- Calciforte Vitamine D3
- Calciprat
- Calciprat Vitamine D3
- Artisial
- Artiss
- Bicavera
- Caddera
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
Nous n'avançons aucun complément pour Calcium : ce serait forcer un besoin qui n'existe pas. La grande majorité des médicaments n'appellent aucune supplémentation particulière, et le reconnaître fait partie de notre manière de travailler. Nous ne concevons un complément que là où les données le soutiennent.
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