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Pecaldex belongs to the group of vitamins and minerals, often indicated to supplement calcium in cases of calcium deficiency in the diet or children with growth retardation. How should Pecaldex be used?
1. What is Pecaldex?
Pecaldex has ingredients including Vitamin PP, Vitamin D2, Calcium gluconate, Calcium glucoheptonate and Vitamin C.
Ingredients Calcium gluconate, calcium glucoheptonate - is an organic form of calcium that is easily absorbed orally. The elderly, women before and after menopause, nutritional deficiencies, children with rickets, ... need to supplement this amount of organic calcium.
Ingredients Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): Participating in the body's metabolic reactions, redox reactions, strengthening resistance, fighting infections, necessary for the formation of collagen for wound healing.
Ingredients Vitamin PP (nicotinamide): plays an important role in metabolism as a coenzyme that catalyzes redox reactions, necessary for cellular respiration, glycogenolysis and lipid metabolism.
Ingredients Vitamin D2 : increases the efficiency of absorption of minerals from the diet in the small intestine, increases the mobilization of calcium and phosphorus from the bones and blood, thereby maintaining the normal concentration of calcium and phosphorus in the blood plasma. The combination of Vitamin D2, PP, and Vitamin C in Pecaldex increases the body's absorption of calcium, enhances metabolic reactions, and improves resistance.
2. Indications of the drug Pecaldex
Pecaldex is indicated for use in the following cases
Children with growth retardation. Teenage girls. Women before and after menopause. Children with rickets. Elderly people, people with poor nutrition. People who work often in closed, low-light environments...
3. Contraindications of Pecaldex
Pecaldex is not indicated in the following cases
Allergy to calcium, vitamin D, PP, C or any other ingredients in the drug. Patients with hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, calcium stones. Patients with cardiovascular disease such as ventricular fibrillation, undergoing cardiac resuscitation. Patients with renal failure, bone-destroying malignant tumors should not take Pecaldex. Patients with osteoporosis due to immobility. Note when using Pecaldex
Be careful when using in combination with other drugs or preparations containing vitamin D2, calcium. Patients with a history of kidney stones, urinary stones of calcium nature should be cautious when using Pecaldex because of the increased risk of stone formation. Pecaldex crosses the placenta and breast milk, so when used for pregnant and lactating women should be cautious, because large amounts of vitamin C can affect the placenta and children.
4. Pecaldex drug interactions
Medicines that contain iron when taken with Pecaldex can increase the absorption of iron through the gastrointestinal tract.
Pecaldex reduces the concentration of fluphenazine in the blood plasma; Increases excretion of vitamin C and decreases urinary excretion of aspirin when used in combination.
Co-administration of Pecaldex with thiazide, loperamide, ciprofloxacin, clothalidon, anticonvulsant drugs inhibits renal calcium excretion, increasing the risk of urinary tract stones. When co-administered tetracyclines are reduced absorption.
Do not use Pecaldex with Glycoside digitalis drugs due to increased cardiotoxicity.
5. Dosage and usage
How to use: Pecaldex is prepared in the form of an oral solution. Drink directly.
Dosage:
Adults: 1 ampoule (10ml)/time x 3 times/day. Children: 1 ampoule (5ml)/time x 2 times/day. The dose can be increased or decreased according to the condition and condition of the patient.
6. Pecaldex side effects
Some unwanted effects may be encountered when using Pecaldex
Dizziness, headache, hypotension, peripheral vasodilation. Nausea, flatulence, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea. Fatigue, drowsiness, loss of appetite, dry mouth. Muscle pain, decreased muscle tone Decreased sex drive. Weight loss, pancreatitis, convulsions, photophobia. Cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, hypercalciuria, phosphaturia, albuminuria, urinary nitrogen, serum cholesterol (rare). Anaphylactic shock reaction. In summary, Pecaldex is a vitamin and mineral that provides calcium needs for subjects who need to supplement such as children, women, the elderly,... The drug is relatively easy to use, easy to find and less toxic to humans. body, but avoid excessive drug abuse.
