CALCICHEW

This brand name is authorized in Finland, Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug CALCICHEW contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Calcium carbonate
UNII H0G9379FGK - CALCIUM CARBONATE

Calcium carbonate releases, in a pH-dependent manner, calcium ions in the stomach. Calcium carbonate is widely used as antacid and extensively used as a dietary supplement.

Read about Calcium carbonate

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
CALCICHEW Chewable tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
A12AA04 Calcium carbonate A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A12 Mineral supplements → A12A Calcium → A12AA Calcium
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: FI Lรครคkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittรคmiskeskus Identifier(s): 479535
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 138399, 161436, 176168, 178962, 180486, 22322, 22333
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 15852, 15877
Country: MT Medicines Authority Identifier(s): AA1411/00601
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 34/24/0392

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