How much and how often should you use the product?

Do not take calcium lactate without first consulting your doctor, especially if you’re taking other medicines. Calcium lactate can make it harder for you to absorb certain medicines.

Calcium lactate works best when taken with food.

Usual Adult Dose for Hypocalcemia:

325 to 650 mg orally 2 to 3 times a day before meals. Treatment may also consist of vitamin D orally.

Usual Adult Dose for Osteomalacia:

325 to 650 mg orally 2 to 3 times a day before meals. Treatment may also consist of vitamin D orally.

Usual Adult Dose for Hypoparathyroidism:

325 mg orally 3 times a day before meals. Treatment may also consist of vitamin D orally.

Usual Adult Dose for Pseudohypoparathyroidism:

325 mg orally once a day before breakfast. Treatment may also consist of vitamin D orally.

Usual Adult Dose for Osteoporosis:

325 to 650 mg orally 3 times a day before meals. Osteoporosis can be affected by increased serum parathyroid hormone, excessive alcohol intake, tobacco use, certain drugs (corticosteroids, anticonvulsants, heparin, thyroid hormone), dietary vitamin D, and weight bearing exercise.

Pharmacologic action: Calcium carbonate is a basic inorganic salt that acts by neutralizing hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions. It also inhibits the action of pepsin by increasing the pH and via adsorption. Cytoprotective effects may occur through increases in bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) and prostaglandins.