Calcium helps to form the building blocks for a healthy body, and Calcichew makes it simple with one tablet a day.

Benefits:

• Calcichew Forte Chewable Tablets, for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
• Just one great-tasting tablet to be chewed daily
• An ideal supplemental source of calcium - Helps to correct dietary deficiencies
• Helps to supplement calcium when normal requirements aren't enough
• They may be used as a phosphate-binding agent when managing renal failure
• Also useful for patients on renal dialysis

Xylitol (E967), Povidone, Magnesium stearate, Sucralose (E955), Isomalt (E953), Flavouring (orange), Mono, di-fatty acid glycerides.

For calcium deficiency:

One tablet can be chewed daily with or without food

for use as a phospate binder:

One tablet a day can be chewed a day with food

Warnings

• Read the enclosed leaflet carefully before use
• Do not exceed the stated dose
• Do not take if you are allergic to calcium or any other of the ingredients listed
• Do not take if you have any condition that causes you to have excess calcium in your body

speak to your doctor or pharmacist before you buy if:

• You take medicines that should be taken on an empty stomach such as antibiotics, medicines for thyroid or other medications for your bones
• You have weak bones because you are not mobile
• You have kidney problems
• You are taking medicines for a heart disorder
• You are taking diuretics (water tablets)
• you have any other conditions including cancer that affects your bones

Side effects

All medicines can have some unwanted effects, but they don't affect everyone. Here is what we advise:

Stop taking and see a doctor immediately if you experience:

• needing to urinate frequently
• headaches
• not feeling hungry, feeling sick or being sick
• unusually tired

These symptoms can be a sign of milk alkali syndrome (sometimes called Burnetts syndrome) and needs treating immediately

Common side effects (around 1 in 10 people may experience this)

• large amounts of calcium in your urine (with large doses)

Rare side effects (around 1 in 1000 people may experience this)

• feeling sick
• stomach ache
• constipation
• diarrhoea
• wind
• heartburn

Very rare side effects (up to 1 in 10,000 people may experience this)

• skin rash or hives
• itching