North East and North Cumbria
ICS Formulary
9 Nutrition and blood
09-05-01-01 Calcium supplements
Calcium Carbonate
First Choice
1.25g chewable tablets (500mg, 12.6 mmol calcium).
2.5g chewable tablets (1g, 25 mmol calcium).
500mg in 5ml suspension
unlicensed.
Calvive 1000
®
First Choice
Calvive 1000 tablets [2263 mg of calcium lactate gluconate and 1750 mg of calcium carbonate (equivalent to 1000 mg or 25 mmol of calcium)]
Calcium Chloride
Formulary
Injection:10% equivalent to calcium 6.8 mmol/10 mL
Calcium Gluconate
Formulary
Injection: 10%, equivalent to calcium 2.25 mmol/10 mL
Links
County Durham and Tees Valley Guidance for Prescribing & Monitoring Post Bariatric Surgery
County Durham and Tees Valley Guidelines for recognition and management of non- IgE cow’s milk allergy in children
Guidance for the Prescribing of Vitamins and Minerals in Primary Care in County Durham and Tees Valley
North of Tyne, Gateshead and North Cumbria - Recommendations for symptom management in renal patients (including symptom management at the end of life)
South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (ADULTS)
South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes)
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