Last update Feb. 15, 2016

Calcium salts

Compatible

Safe substance and/or breastfeeding is the best option.

Various calcium salts (Acetate, Carbonate, Chloride, Citrate, Phosphate, Gluceptate, Glucobionato, Lactate, Laxctobionato Pidolate, Silicate) are used in the management of hypocalcemia, supplements for treating calcium deficiency states and antacids ( Carbonate and Silicate)

Daily requirement of calcium during lactation are 1 g (1.3 g in children under 20 years).
Calcium supplements in the diet does not affect the concentration of calcium in milk.
Excessive intake of calcium is not good for health. During lactation, consumption of calcium should not exceed 2.5 g a day.

WHO List of Essential Medicines 2002 states that it is compatible with breastfeeding.

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Calcium salts since it is relatively safe.

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Other names

Calcium salts is also known as


Group

Calcium salts belongs to this group or family:

Tradenames

Main tradenames from several countries containing Calcium salts in its composition:

List of 53 tradenames
  • Acid Concentrate™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Acinat™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Active Calcium™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Agua de Carabaña™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Aminoyodarsencal™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Andrews Antacid™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Antiacid™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Arcid™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Bantuc Max™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Bionokaltran™
  • Bolus Oligoplex™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Cal-C™
  • Cal-Citrate™
  • Cal-G™
  • Cal-Lac™
  • Calcibon™
  • Calcidef™
  • Calcimax™
  • Calcitrex™
  • Calcium-Sandoz™
  • Calphron™
  • Citracal™
  • Coldargan™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Elasterin Max™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Elevit™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Femorel Max™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Flor Antacid™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Gelodrox™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Ibames CD™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Ibercal™
  • Klincosal™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • MagneBind™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Marblen™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Maxical™
  • Mi-Acid Gelcaps™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Modifical Duo™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Mylagen™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Natalben Lactancia™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Naturalyte H™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Oscale™
  • Ostram™
  • Ostron™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Osvaren™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • PhosLo™
  • Recaxin Duo™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Rennie™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Royen™
  • Seidibion Mater preparto, posparto y lactancia™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Suplecal™
  • Supradyn Forte™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Supradyn Prenatal™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Supradyn Pronatal™. Contains other elements than Calcium salts in its composition
  • Tepox Cal™

Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 30 - 40 %
Molecular weight 218 - 1551 daltons

References

  1. FDA. U.S. Food & Drug Administration Part 184.1- Substances added directly to human food affirmed as generally recognized as safe (GRAS). CFR. 2023 Consulted on Dec. 12, 2023 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  2. Zhang ZQ, Chen YM, Wang RQ, Huang ZW, Yang XG, Su YX. The effects of different levels of calcium supplementation on the bone mineral status of postpartum lactating Chinese women: a 12-month randomised, double-blinded, controlled trial. Br J Nutr. 2016 Abstract
  3. Ares Segura S, Arena Ansótegui J, Díaz-Gómez NM; en representación del Comité de Lactancia Materna de la Asociación Española de Pediatría. La importancia de la nutrición materna durante la lactancia, ¿necesitan las madres lactantes suplementos nutricionales? [The importance of maternal nutrition during breastfeeding: Do breastfeeding mothers need nutritional supplements?] An Pediatr (Barc). 2015 Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  4. Ettinger AS, Lamadrid-Figueroa H, Mercado-García A, Kordas K, Wood RJ, Peterson KE, Hu H, Hernández-Avila M, Téllez-Rojo MM. Effect of calcium supplementation on bone resorption in pregnancy and the early postpartum: a randomized controlled trial in Mexican women. Nutr J. 2014 Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  5. Hall Moran V, Lowe N, Crossland N, Berti C, Cetin I, Hermoso M, Koletzko B, Dykes F. Nutritional requirements during lactation. Towards European alignment of reference values: the EURRECA network. Matern Child Nutr. 2010 Oct;6 Suppl 2:39-54. Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  6. EFSA. European Food Safety Authority. Tolerable upper intake levels for vitamins and minerals. Scientific Committee on Food. 2006 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  7. WHO / UNICEF. BREASTFEEDING AND MATERNAL MEDICATION Recommendations for Drugs in the Eleventh WHO Model List of Essential Drugs. Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (WHO/UNICEF) 2002 Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  8. Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes of the Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D, and fluoride. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 1999 Full text (link to original source)
  9. Prentice A. Calcium requirements of breast-feeding mothers. Nutr Rev. 1998 Abstract
  10. Kalkwarf HJ, Specker BL, Bianchi DC, Ranz J, Ho M. The effect of calcium supplementation on bone density during lactation and after weaning. N Engl J Med. 1997 Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  11. Doran L, Evers S. Energy and nutrient inadequacies in the diets of low-income women who breast-feed. J Am Diet Assoc. 1997 Abstract
  12. Prentice A, Jarjou LM, Cole TJ, Stirling DM, Dibba B, Fairweather-Tait S. Calcium requirements of lactating Gambian mothers: effects of a calcium supplement on breast-milk calcium concentration, maternal bone mineral content, and urinary calcium excretion. Am J Clin Nutr. 1995 Abstract Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  13. Feeley RM, Eitenmiller RR, Jones JB Jr, Barnhart H. Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium contents of human milk during early lactation. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1983 May;2(2):262-7. Abstract

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