Calcium Carbonate: What Other Drugs Will Affect Calcium Carbonate
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What other drugs will affect calcium carbonate?
Before taking calcium carbonate, tell your doctor if you are taking
- digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
- antacids containing calcium or aluminum;
- another calcium supplement;
- calcitriol (Rocaltrol) or vitamin D supplements; or
- a tetracycline antibiotic such as tetracycline (Sumycin, Achromycin V, and others), demeclocycline (Declomycin), doxycycline (Vibramycin, Monodox, Doxy, and others), minocycline (Minocin, Dynacin, and others), or oxytetracycline (Terramycin, and others).
You may not be able to take calcium carbonate, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.
Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with calcium carbonate. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any other prescription or over-the-counter medicines, including vitamins, minerals, and herbal products.
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| Last updated: | February 24, 2006 |
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