which calcium supplement to recommend for a particular patient
March 2000
There's a lot of confusion about which calcium supplement to recommend for a particular patient.
Calcium carbonate (Caltrate, Os-Cal, Tums, etc) is inexpensive and provides the most elemental calcium per tablet.
But it's less soluble than most of the other calcium salts...and therefore, requires gastric acid for absorption.
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