all the choices of calcium pills

October 2008

Patients are confused about all the choices of calcium pills.

Recommend calcium carbonate (Caltrate, Tums, etc) for most patients. It's inexpensive and provides the most elemental calcium.

But keep in mind that calcium carbonate requires gastric acid for absorption...recommend patients take it with food.

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Table of Contents

medicines not getting required refrigeration or freezing
Cardiology more reports of rhabdomyolysis in patients taking both simvastatin and amiodarone (Cordarone, etc)
Dyslipidemia whether the combination of simvastatin and ezetimibe (Ezetrol) causes cancer
confusion about the different OTC alcohols
Respiratory & Allergy Now you can use real numbers to explain how risks outweigh benefits when taking antibiotics for most acute respiratory infections
Sleep Disorders Some drugs can worsen obstructive sleep apnea
Antithrombotics changes in warfarin therapy for venous thromboembolism
Antithrombotics Aggrenox or Plavix instead of aspirin to prevent stroke
volunteer help to respond to emergencies at home or abroad
Infectious Diseases questions about the Listeria outbreaks
Infectious Diseases new IV antibiotic called Zeftera (ceftobiprole) to fight methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA)
Supplements all the choices of calcium pills
Diabetes & Endocrinology Is there any proof that desiccated thyroid (Thyroid) works better than synthetics (Synthroid, etc)
Practice new Canadian diabetes guidelines