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Gadacal is mainly used to supplement calcium, vitamins and minerals necessary for the body. To ensure safety and achieve high effectiveness when taking Gadacal, you need to follow the dosage instructions exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
1. What is Gadacal?
Gadacal is a group of drugs that help supplement calcium, vitamins and essential minerals for the child's body, help the baby eat well, grow healthy and prevent nutritional deficiencies or body weakness. Gadacal medicine is prepared in the form of an oral solution and packed in boxes of 10 × 10ml or boxes of 20 × 10ml. Each 10ml of gadacal solution contains the following main ingredients:
Calcium glycerophosphate 40mg. L-Lysine hydrochloride 200mg. Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate) 1000IU. Vitamin B1 (thiamine nitrate) 3mg. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 3mg. Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCI) 2mg. Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) content 100IU. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 12mg. Vitamin E 10mg. Other excipients just 10ml: Sodium citrate, citric acid, white sugar, polysorbate 80, butylated hydroxytoluene, sodium saccharin, benzoic acid, ethanol 90°, sodium saccharin, disodium edetat, purified water, orange essential oil.
2. Uses of the drug Gadacal
2.1 What does Gadacal do? Good medicine Gadacal no longer depends on the health status as well as the location of each patient. According to the doctor, the drug Gadacal helps bring the following uses:
Supplementing with lysine, calcium, vitamins and essential minerals for the child's body, helping the baby to develop comprehensively physically, and at the same time preventing risk of undernutrition, physical weakness or growth retardation in young children. Helps prevent and support treatment for cases of mineral and vitamin deficiency, weakness or in recovery period after infection, illness or surgery in pregnant or lactating women. 2.2 Contraindications to the use of Gadacal The use of Gadacal should be avoided in the following specific cases:
People with a history of allergy to vitamins, calcium or hypersensitivity to any other excipients in the drug. People with vitamin A excess. People with vitamin D toxicity or symptoms of hypercalcemia. Avoid using Gadacal in subjects with severe renal impairment. Do not use Gadacal together with digoxin.
3. Dosage and how to use Gadacal
3.1 Dosage of Gadacal medicine Depending on the health status and age of each patient, the doctor will prescribe different doses of gadacal, including:
Dose for children from 1 to 3 years old: Oral 10ml gadacal solution/day (equivalent to 1 ampoule). Dosage for children from 4 to 12 years old: Take 20ml of gadacal solution / day (equivalent to 2 ampoules). Dose for children > 12 years old and adults: Take 30-40ml of gadacal solution / day (equivalent to 3-4 ampoules). 3.2 What to do in case of overdose or forget to take a dose of Gadacal? Overdose of vitamin A in Gadacal for 10-15 days in a row with a concentration of 100000IU or 800IU (for pregnant women) can lead to symptoms such as nausea, loss of appetite, itching and dry hair. When experiencing the above symptoms of overdose, the patient should stop using the drug and immediately go to a medical facility for support.
In case you miss a dose of Gadacal, you need to take it as soon as possible. However, if the time to remember is too close to the next dose, it is best to skip the missed dose and take the medicine according to the schedule prescribed by your doctor. Never double the dose of gadacal on your own because this can easily cause side effects or symptoms of an overdose.
3.3 How to use Gadacal Gadacal medicine is taken by mouth at the dosage recommended by a doctor. Patients should carefully read the instructions printed on the drug label or talk with their doctor to get the right dosage for their health condition. You need to avoid taking Gadacal in large amounts, too little, or for longer than the recommended time.
Gadacal medicine can be taken on full or hungry, depending on the needs of each individual. If you have any doubts during use, you should consult your doctor or pharmacist.
4. Some side effects when taking Gadacal
Sometimes, the use of Gadacal can cause some of the following side effects:
Mild digestive upset symptoms such as nausea or vomiting. An overdose of vitamin A or D causes symptoms such as fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, weight loss, digestive disorders, fever, pain in joints, enlarged liver or spleen, dry/fragile hair , bleeding/chapped lips, hypercalcemia, headache, anemia or skin edema. Children using gadacal may experience toxic symptoms such as papilledema, tinnitus, increased intracranial pressure, visual disturbances, or painful swelling along the long bones. However, these side effects may go away when the child stops using gadacal. Pregnant women who take more than 8000IU of vitamin A per day may increase the risk of fetal toxicity. Some other rare side effects when taking gadacal drugs such as metabolic disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, renal calcium infection, osteoporosis, kidney dysfunction, weight loss, growth retardation in children. When experiencing any of the side effects mentioned above after using Gadacal, the patient should immediately notify the doctor for appropriate measures.
5. Things to note when using Gadacal
In the process of using gadacal, you need to be careful of the following:
When taking Gadacal, urine may turn yellow due to vitamin B2. It is necessary to avoid taking gadacal concurrently with drugs containing vitamin A. Prevention of certain diseases such as sarcoidosis, impaired renal function, heart disease, hypoparathyroidism, kidney stones or atherosclerosis caused by drugs containing vitamin D3. Gadacal should be used with caution in patients with a history of peripheral neuropathy, vitamin A excess, G6PD deficiency, hyperoxaluria, kidney stones, hypercalcemia, thalassemia, severe liver disease, peptic ulcer disease, low blood pressure, arterial bleeding or vitamin D toxicity. People who are being treated with other drugs, especially the anticoagulant warfarin or vitamins, should use gadacal with caution. Since Gadacal does not have a drowsy effect, it can be used by people operating machinery or driving. The drug can also be used by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. However, to ensure absolute safety, these subjects should discuss or consult a doctor.
6. Gadacal can interact with which drugs?
Drug interactions can change the way medications work or worsen side effects. According to research, gadacal medicine can interact with some of the following medicines:
Neomycin, cholestyramine or paraffin when taken with gadacal can reduce the body's ability to absorb vitamin A. Concomitant use of oral contraceptives may increase plasma levels of vitamin A and adversely affect conception in women. Avoid using gadacal with isotretinoin because it can cause an overdose of vitamin A. Do not take gadacal with cholestyramine or colestipol hydrochloride at the same time as this will reduce the absorption of vitamin D in the intestine. Avoid concomitant use of thiazide diuretics with gadacal in patients with hypoparathyroidism, as it may increase serum calcium. Do not take gadacal with phenytoin or phenobarbital, as they can lead to the conversion of vitamin D to inactive substances. Before using Gadacal, you should inform your doctor about the list of medications as well as your existing health conditions to ensure that the risk of drug interactions is minimized.
7. Instructions on how to properly store Gadacal medicine
Gadacal medicine should be stored at room temperature, away from direct light and high humidity. Never store medicine in the freezer or bathroom. You need to be aware that each medicine will have its own way of storage, so carefully read the instructions on how to store the medicine printed on the package or consult your doctor.
For medicines that have expired or show signs of damage, you should properly dispose of them as recommended by your pharmacist to ensure safe disposal.
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