Calcium Ascorbate

• Tell all of your health care providers that you take calcium ascorbate. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.
• This medicine prevents many other drugs from getting into the body. If you take other drugs, check with your doctor or pharmacist to see if you need to take them at some other time than calcium ascorbate.
• This medicine may affect certain lab tests. Tell all of your health care providers and lab workers that you take calcium ascorbate.
• If you have high blood sugar (diabetes), talk with your doctor.
• If you are on a low-salt or salt-free diet, talk with your doctor.
• Kidney stones or other very bad kidney problems have rarely happened in people taking high doses of calcium ascorbate for a long time. The risk may be higher in people who have had kidney problems or kidney stones. The risk may also be higher in people 65 or older and children younger than 2 years of age.
• Be careful if you have G6PD deficiency. Anemia may happen.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant. You will need to talk about the benefits and risks of using calcium ascorbate while you are pregnant.
• Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding. You will need to talk about any risks to your baby.

All drugs may cause side effects. However, many people have no side effects or only have minor side effects. Call your doctor or get medical help if any of these side effects or any other side effects bother you or do not go away:

• Hard stools (constipation).
• Loose stools (diarrhea).
• Upset stomach or throwing up.
• Stomach pain.
• Not hungry.

These are not all of the side effects that may occur. If you have questions about side effects, call your doctor. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. You may also report side effects at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.

• Store at room temperature.
• Protect from light.
• Protect from heat.
• Store in a dry place. Do not store in a bathroom.
• Keep all drugs in a safe place. Keep all drugs out of the reach of children and pets.
• Throw away unused or expired drugs. Do not flush down a toilet or pour down a drain unless you are told to do so. Check with your pharmacist if you have questions about the best way to throw out drugs. There may be drug take-back programs in your area.

Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.

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