ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2
About ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2
ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 belongs to the class of 'nutritional supplements', primarily used to support bone health and effectively treat various conditions caused by low calcium levels in the body. It is used as a supplement in osteoporosis (weak and brittle bones), rickets or osteomalacia (softening or deforming of bones due to lack of calcium), osteopenia (low bone mass), fractured bones, and joint pain.
ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 consists of Elemental Calcium (mineral), Cissus quadrangularis dry extract (a herbal supplement), Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), and Vitamin K2. Elemental Calcium prevents or treats a calcium deficiency. It provides essential nutrients to maintain bone formation and maintenance. Cissus quadrangularis dry extract is a medicinal plant that acts as an antioxidant and reduces bone loss, regulating diabetes, high cholesterol, allergies, and asthma. Cholecalciferol helps maintain blood calcium and phosphorus levels and mineralization of bone. It is used to treat and prevent bone disorders, such as rickets and osteomalacia. Vitamin K2 helps maintain bone density by promoting calcium transport from the bloodstream into the bone.
Your doctor will decide the dosage based on your medical condition. ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 is likely safe to use. In some cases, it may cause common side effects like headache, intestinal gas or belching, dry mouth, and diarrhoea. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time.
Please tell your doctor if you have hypercalcaemia (high calcium levels), hypervitaminosis D (high vitamin D levels), heart/liver/blood vessel diseases, kidney stones, diabetes, and malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food) before starting ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before taking ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2. It is not recommended to consume alcohol while being treated with ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 since it may affect calcium absorption. This supplement should be used in children only when suggested by the doctor.
Uses of ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2
Medicinal Benefits
ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 is composed of Elemental Calcium, Cissus quadrangularis dry extract, Cholecalciferol/Vitamin D3, and Vitamin K2. Elemental Calcium is a mineral used to prevent or treat a calcium deficiency. It provides essential nutrients to maintain bone formation and maintenance. Cissus quadrangularis is a medicinal plant and an antioxidant. It is used in reducing bone loss, regulating diabetes, high cholesterol, allergies, and asthma. Cholecalciferol helps maintain blood calcium and phosphorus levels and mineralization of bone. It aids in calcium absorption enabling bone growth and repair. It further prevents cartilage degeneration. Vitamin K2 helps maintain bone density by promoting calcium transport from the bloodstream into the bone.
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Side Effects of ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2
- Headache
- Intestinal gas or belching
- Dry mouth
- Diarrhoea
Drug Warnings
Let your doctor know if you are allergic to ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 or its inactive components. ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 is not recommended if you have hypercalcaemia, hypervitaminosis D, and malabsorption syndrome. Brief your medical history to the doctor if you have any heart/liver/blood vessel diseases and kidney stones before starting ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2. Please inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or are a breastfeeding mother before starting ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2. Drinking alcohol can affect calcium absorption; therefore, it is advised to limit the alcohol intake while using ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2. Please consult your doctor before giving ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 to children.
Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interaction: ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 may interact with drugs used to treat high cholesterol levels (cholestyramine), antibiotics (doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, penicillin), anti-cancer drugs (estramustine), thyroid hormone (levothyroxine), weight-loss drugs (orlistat), fits medicines (phenobarbital), water pills (furosemide), antidiabetics (glimepiride), heart-related medicines (digitoxin), drugs used to treat high blood phosphorus levels (sevelamer), and anti-clotting drugs (warfarin).
Drug-Food Interaction: Avoid or reduce the intake of caffeine, soft drinks and alcohol that inhibit calcium absorption.
Drug-Disease Interaction: ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 is not recommended in hypercalcemia, hypervitaminosis D, malabsorption syndrome, and Vitamin D toxicity. Please consult your doctor for more advice.
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Safety Advice
Alcohol
cautionDrinking alcohol can affect calcium absorption; hence it is advised to limit/avoid the alcohol intake while using ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2.
Pregnancy
cautionELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 should be used during pregnancy only when suggested by the doctor. Please consult your doctor before taking ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 if you are pregnant or planning to conceive.
Breast Feeding
cautionPlease consult your doctor before taking ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 if you are breastfeeding. Your doctor will weigh the potential risks and benefits before prescribing ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2.
Driving
safe if suggestedELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 usually does not interfere with driving ability.
Liver
cautionLet your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before taking ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2.
Kidney
cautionLet your doctor know if you have any history of kidney diseases before taking ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2.
Children
cautionPlease consult your doctor before giving ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 to children. Your doctor will decide if ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 can be given to your child or not.
Habit Forming
Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Include dairy products like milk, yoghurt, cheese or milk-based custard in your diet.
- Eat daily a serving of broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, spinach and other green leafy vegetables.
- Include the best dietary sources of vitamin D, such as fish liver oils and vitamin D–fortified milk.
- Snack on calcium-rich nuts like Brazil nuts or almonds.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over your food, vegetables and salads. Sesame seeds are high in calcium.
- Avoid or reduce the intake of caffeine, soft drinks and alcohol that inhibit calcium absorption.
- Replace the meat with tofu or tempeh for extra calcium in your food.
Special Advise
It is advised to timely monitor your Vitamin D levels through blood examination.
Patients Concern
Disease/Condition Glossary
Osteoporosis: It is a bone disease that makes the bones weak and brittle by decreasing bone density.
Osteomalacia/Rickets: A disease caused by softening and weakening of bones in children due to inadequate vitamin D.
Osteopenia: It is a condition often referred to as bone loss in which the protein and mineral content of the bone tissue is reduced and the bone density is lowered. Symptoms of these three conditions include back pain, stooped posture, muscle weakness, and easily fractured bones.
FAQs
ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 belongs to the class of nutritional supplements primarily used to support bone health and effectively treat various conditions caused by low calcium levels in the body. It is used as a supplement in osteoporosis (weak and brittle bones), rickets or osteomalacia (softening or deforming of bones due to lack of calcium), osteopenia (low bone mass), fractured bones, and joint pain.
ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 is a dietary supplement that supports bone health and prevents various bone-related disorders like osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and osteopenia. It also ensures the healing of fractured bones and has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antioxidant properties.
ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 contains calcium and increases low levels of calcium in the body. Hence it is not advised to use ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 during hypercalcaemia since it causes an overdose of calcium leading to kidney stones and other effects.
Antacids may increase the absorption of Calcium from ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2. Hence, taking ELEMENTAL CALCIUM+CISSUS QUADRANGULARIS DRY EXTRACT+CHOLECALCIFEROL+VITAMIN K2 two hours before or four hours after taking antacids is advised.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and follow your usual dosage.
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