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Calcichew D3 Chewable Tablets
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1. Name of the medicinal product

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets

2. Qualitative and quantitative composition

Per tablet:

Calcium carbonate

1250mg

 

(equivalent to 500mg of elemental calcium)

 

 

Colecalciferol

200iu

 

(equivalent to 5 micrograms vitamin D3)

 

 Contains sorbitol, 390mg; isomalt, 62mg; aspartame, 1mg; and sucrose 0.39mg. For a full list of excipients see section 6.1.

3. Pharmaceutical form

Chewable tablet.

Round, white, uncoated and convex tablets. May have small specks.

4. Clinical particulars
 
4.1 Therapeutic indications

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets should be used only as a therapeutic and not as a food supplement when the diet is deficient or when normal requirement of both components is increased.

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets may be used as an adjunct to specific therapy for osteoporosis or as a therapeutic supplement in established osteomalacia, pregnant patients at high risk of needing such a therapeutic supplementation or malnutrition when dietary intake is less than that required.

4.2 Posology and method of administration

Oral.

Adjunctive therapy in osteoporosis:

One chewable tablet 2-3 times per day

Calcium and vitamin D deficiency:

Adults

One chewable tablet 2-3 times per day.

Children

One chewable tablet 1-2 times per day.

 The tablet may be chewed or sucked.

Dosage in hepatic impairment:

No dose adjustment is required.

Dosage in renal impairment:

Calcichew-D3 chewable tablets should not be used in patients with severe renal impairment.
4.3 Contraindications

• Diseases and/or conditions resulting in hypercalcaemia and/or hypercalciuria

• Nephrolithiasis

• Hypervitaminosis D

• Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients

4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use

During long-term treatment, serum calcium levels should be followed and renal function should be monitored through measurement of serum creatinine. Monitoring is especially important in elderly patients on concomitant treatment with cardiac glycosides or diuretics (see section 4.5) and in patients with a high tendency to calculus formation. In case of hypercalcaemia or signs of impaired renal function, the dose should be reduced or the treatment discontinued.

Vitamin D should be used with caution in patients with impairment of renal function and the effect on calcium and phosphate levels should be monitored. The risk of soft tissue calcification should be taken into account. In patients with severe renal insufficiency, vitamin D in the form of colecalciferol is not metabolised normally and other forms of vitamin D should be used (see section 4.3, contraindications).

Calcichew-D3 chewable tablets should be prescribed with caution to patients suffering from sarcoidosis because of the risk of increased metabolism of vitamin D to its active form. These patients should be monitored with regard to the calcium content in serum and urine.

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets should be used with caution in immobilised patients with osteoporosis due to the increased risk of hypercalcaemia.

The content of colecalciferol (200 IU) in Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets should be considered when prescribing other medicinal products containing vitamin D or nutrients (such as milk). Additional doses of calcium or vitamin D increase the risk of hypercalcaemia with subsequent kidney function impairment and milk-alkali syndrome; therefore they should be taken under close medical supervision. In such cases it is necessary to monitor serum calcium levels and urinary calcium excretion frequently.

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets contain aspartame (a source of phenylalanine) which may be harmful for people with phenylketonuria.

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets contain sorbitol (E420), isomalt and sucrose. Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption or sucrase-isomaltase insufficiency should not take this medicine.

4.5 Interaction with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction

Thiazide diuretics reduce the urinary excretion of calcium. Due to increased risk of hypercalcaemia, serum calcium should be regularly monitored during concomitant use of thiazide diuretics.

Systemic corticosteroids reduce calcium absorption. During concomitant use, it may be necessary to increase the dose of Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets.

Simultaneous treatment with ion exchange resins such as cholestyramine or laxatives such as paraffin oil may reduce the gastrointestinal absorption of vitamin D.

Calcium carbonate may interfere with the absorption of concomitantly administered tetracycline preparations. For this reason, tetracycline preparations should be administered at least two hours before, or four to six hours after, oral intake of calcium.

Hypercalcaemia may increase the toxicity of cardiac glycosides during treatment with calcium and vitamin D. Patients should be monitored with regard to electrocardiogram (ECG) and serum calcium levels.

If a bisphosphonate or sodium fluoride is used concomitantly, this preparation should be administered at least three hours before the intake of Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets since gastrointestinal absorption may be reduced.

The efficacy of levothyroxine can be reduced by the concurrent use of calcium, due to decreased levothyroxine absorption. Administration of calcium and levothyroxine should be separated by at least four hours.

The absorption of quinolone antibiotics may be impaired if administered concomitantly with calcium. Quinolone antibiotics should be taken two hours before or after intake of calcium.

Oxalic acid (found in spinach and rhubarb) and phytic acid (found in whole cereals) may inhibit calcium absorption through formation of insoluble calcium salts. The patient should not take calcium products within two hours of eating foods high in oxalic acid and phytic acid.

4.6 Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy

During pregnancy the daily intake should not exceed 1500 mg calcium and 600 IU vitamin D). Studies in animals have shown reproductive toxicity with high doses of vitamin D. In pregnant women, overdoses of calcium and vitamin D should be avoided as permanent hypercalcaemia has been related to adverse effects on the developing foetus. There are no indications that vitamin D at therapeutic doses is teratogenic in humans. Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets can be used during pregnancy, in case of a calcium and vitamin D deficiency.

Lactation

Calcichew-D3 Chewable Tablets can be used during breast-feeding. Calcium and vitamin D3 pass into breast milk. This should be considered when giving additional vitamin D to the child.
4.7 Effects on ability to drive and use machines

There are no data about the effect of this product on driving capacity. An effect is, however, unlikely.

4.8 Undesirable effects

Adverse reactions are listed below, by system organ class and frequency. Frequencies are defined as: uncommon (≥1/1,000, to <1/100); rare (≥1/10,000 to <1/1,000) or very rare (≤1/10,000)

Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Uncommon: Hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria.

Very rare: Seen usually only in overdose, see 4.9: Milk-alkali syndrome

Gastrointestinal disorders

Rare: Constipation, dyspepsia, flatulence, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea.

Skin and subcutaneous disorders

Rare: Pruritus, rash and urticaria.
4.9 Overdose

Overdose can lead to hypervitaminosis D and hypercalcaemia. Symptoms of hypercalcaemia may include anorexia, thirst, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, fatigue, mental disturbances, polydipsia, polyuria, bone pain, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis and in severe cases, cardiac arrhythmias. Extreme hypercalcaemia may result in coma and death. Persistently high calcium levels may lead to irreversible renal damage and soft tissue calcification.

Milk-alkali syndrome (frequent urge to urinate; continuing headache; continuing loss of appetite; nausea or vomiting; unusual tiredness or weakness; hypercalcaemia, alkalosis and renal impairment). The milk-alkali syndrome of hypercalcaemia, alkalosis and renal impairment still occur in patients who ingest large amounts of calcium and absorbable alkali; it is not uncommon as a cause of hypercalcaemia requiring hospitalisation. The syndrome has also been reported in a patient taking recommended doses of antacids containing calcium carbonate for chronic epigastric discomfort, and in a pregnant woman taking high, but not grossly excessive, doses of calcium (about 3 g of elemental calcium daily). Metastatic calcification can develop.

Treatment of hypercalcaemia: The treatment with calcium and vitamin D must be discontinued. Treatment with thiazide diuretics, lithium, vitamin A and cardiac glycosides must also be discontinued. Teatment is rehydration, and, according to severity of hypercalcaemia, isolated or combined treatment with loop diuretics, bisphosphonates, calcitonin and corticosteroids should be considered. Serum electrolytes, renal function and diuresis must be monitored. In severe cases, ECG and CVP should be followed.

5. Pharmacological properties
 
5.1 Pharmacodynamic properties

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Mineral supplements

ATC code: A12AX

Vitamin D increases the intestinal absorption of calcium.

Administration of calcium and vitamin D3 counteracts the increase of parathyroid hormone (PTH) which is caused by calcium deficiency and which causes increased bone resorption.

A clinical study of institutionalised patients suffering from vitamin D deficiency indicated that a daily intake of two tablets of calcium 500mg/vitamin D 400 IU for six months normalised the value of the 25-hydroxylated metabolite of vitamin D3 and reduced secondary hyperparathyroidism and alkaline phosphatases.

5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties

Calcium

Absorption: The amount of calcium absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract is approximately 30% of the swallowed dose.

Distribution and metabolism: 99% of the calcium in the body is concentrated in the hard structure of bones and teeth. The remaining 1% is present in the intra- and extracellular fluids. About 50% of the total blood-calcium content is in the physiologically active ionised form with approximately 10% being complexed to citrate, phosphate or other anions, the remaining 40% being bound to proteins, principally albumin.

Elimination: Calcium is eliminated through faeces, urine and sweat. Renal excretion depends on glomerular filtration and calcium tubular reabsorption.

Vitamin D

Absorption: Vitamin D is easily absorbed in the small intestine.

Distribution and metabolism: Colecalciferol and its metabolites circulate in the blood bound to a specific globulin. Colecalciferol is converted in the liver by hydroxylation to the active form 25-hydroxycolecalciferol. It is then further converted in the kidneys to 1,25-hydroxycolecalciferol; 1,25-hydroxycolecalciferol is the metabolite responsible for increasing calcium absorption. Vitamin D which is not metabolised is stored in adipose and muscle tissues.

Elimination: Vitamin D is excreted in faeces and urine.

5.3 Preclinical safety data

At doses far higher than the human therapeutic range teratogenicity has been observed in animal studies. There is no further information of relevance to the safety assessment in addition to what is stated in other parts of the SmPC.

6. Pharmaceutical particulars
 
6.1 List of excipients

Sorbitol (E420)

Povidone

Isomalt (E953)

Flavour (orange)

Magnesium stearate

Aspartame (E951)

Mono, di-fatty acid glycerides

Sucrose

Modified maize starch

Triglycerides, medium-chain

Sodium ascorbate

Silica, colloidal anhydrous

Tocopherol

6.2 Incompatibilities

Not applicable.

6.3 Shelf life

3 years.

6.4 Special precautions for storage

Do not store above 30°C. Keep the container tightly closed to protect from moisture.

6.5 Nature and contents of container

White HD Polyethylene containers with a primary tamper-evident seal and secondary re-sealable closure containing 60 and 100 tablets.

Not all pack sizes may be marketed.

6.6 Special precautions for disposal and other handling

No special requirements.

7. Marketing authorisation holder

Takeda UK Limited

Building 3,

Glory Park,

Glory Park Avenue,

Wooburn Green,

BUCKS,

HP10 0DF,

UK

8. Marketing authorisation number(s)

PL 16189/0025

9. Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation

26 November 1991

10. Date of revision of the text

26th September 2014

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