Also known as: E170
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.
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Calcium carbonate is the active ingredient of these drugs:
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Calcium carbonate is also found within below combination drugs:
ACARA TRIO , ACIDEX , ACRIS COMBI , ACT ETIDROCAL , ACTONEL COMBI , ADCAL-D3 , ADIAVAL , ALENCALCI D3 , ANUAR , ASZORA TRIO CA+D3 , BEROCCA PLUS , BISODOL , BISUISAN , BONENDRO , BONESIL D FLAS , CACIT D3 , CAD , CALCEOS , CALCI-BONE D3 , CALCI-D , CALCIAL D , CALCICHEW D3 , CALCIDURAN VIT. D3 , CALCIFORTE VITAMINE D3 , CALCIGAUROL VITAMINE D3 , CALCIGRAN , CALCILAC , CALCIMAGON-D3 , CALCIMEC D3 , CALCIMED D3 , CALCIPRAT VITAMINE D3 , CALCIUP D3 FORTE , CALDE , CALDEOS , CALDROX D , CALMACIDE , CALODIS , CALPEROS D3 , CALTARTE 600 + D , CALTRATE VITAMINE D3 , CALVIVE , CARBOCAL D , CEBION CALCIO , CIMASCAL D FORTE , D-CURALCIUM , DEMILOS , DENSICAL VITAMINE D3 , DIOVOL PLUS ALUMINUM FREE , DISNAL , DOLOTRAT , EPTAVIT , EVACAL D3 , FIXICAL VITAMINE D3 , GASCOL PEP , GASTROFTAL , GASTROL , GASTROLIV , GATTART , GAVISCON , GELMAX , KALCIPOS-D , KOMBI-KALZ , LUNAFEM , MARGA , MASTICAL D , MAXI-KALZ VIT. D3 , MEGAGEL , MICALDEOS , NATECAL D , NEUTROSES , OPTINATE PLUS CA & D , OROCAL VITAMINE D3 , OSCAL D , OSMILLE D , OSSEANS VITAMINE D3 , OSSOTRAT-D , OSTEODUO , OSTEOFIX , OSTEOPREVIX D , OSTINE , PEPCID DUO , PEPTAC , RELIVERAN , RENNIE , RENNIE DEFLATINE , RIDATE PLUS CA & D , ROWATANAL , STROCAIN , STRUCTOCAL VITAMINE D3 , SUPRICAL D , TACAL D3 , THEICAL-D3 , TRIDEPOS , VERISCAL D
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):