Shelcal-500 Tablet 15's

Shelcal 500 Tablet helps in keeping your bones strong and prevents osteoporosis. Calcium is used for building and maintaining healthy bones

Your body cannot produce calcium on its own, so you have to rely on diet and supplements to meet your calcium needs. A lack of calcium could lead to a condition called rickets in children and osteomalacia or osteoporosis in later life

Calcium Requirement

• Infants (0-1 years): 500 mg
• Children (1-9 years): 600 mg
• Tweens and Teens (10 – 18 years): 800 mg
• Adults: 600 mg
• Pregnant and lactating women: 1200 mg

If you are not meeting your daily requirement of Vitamin D3 or are suffering from Vitamin D3 deficiency, your calcium absorption may get affected. This is why supplements that contain calcium along with Vitamin D3, such as Shelcal 500 Tablet, are preferred

• Calcium Deficiency
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomalacia (Rickets)
• Vitamin D deficiency
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Latent Tetany
   

To treat calcium deficiency due to:

• Inadequate dietary intake
• Hypoparathyroidism (reduced production of parathyroid hormones which regulate the levels of calcium and phosphorous in the body)
• Kidney failure
• Pancreatitis (Inflammation of the pancreas)
• Certain medicines such as corticosteroids, anticonvulsants, and rifampicin
• Liver disease, causing low albumin levels which might affect calcium levels
   

To treat Vitamin D3 deficiency due to:

• Decreased function of the kidneys
• Inadequate absorption of Vitamin D3 by the digestive tract (due to conditions like Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and cystic fibrosis)
   

To increase the levels of Vitamin D3 in the milk of breastfeeding women. Vitamin D3 requirements of breastfed infants cannot be met by human milk alone. Hence, mothers have been advised of the supplementation of Vitamin D3.

To increase Vitamin D3 levels in elderly people because due to age and a long time spent indoors, their skin fails to synthesize Vitamin D3 efficiently

To improve levels of Vitamin D3 in people with fat malabsorption whose intestine fails to absorb fat from the diet, thereby reducing the absorption of Vitamin D3 which needs dietary fat to get used by the body

• Avoid or reduce consumption of caffeine, soft drinks, and alcohol that stop calcium absorption
• Do not take a double dose of this tablet if you miss a dosage skip the missed dose and follow the regular schedule prescribed by your doctor

Shelcal 500 Tablet may interact with the following medicines

• Drugs for High cholesterol
• Antibiotics
• Anti-cancer drugs
• Drugs treating bone loss
• Thyroid hormone
• Weight-loss drugs
• Fits medicines
• Mineral oils (Paraffin)
• Water pills
• Heart problem related medicines

Shelcal 500 Tablet is safe to use if properly prescribed by a doctor during pregnancy

• If you think you are not getting enough calcium from the food you take, consult your doctor to take supplements
• Do not take iron and calcium supplements together, as the absorption of calcium may get affected
• To avoid overdosing on these supplements, inform your doctor if you are taking any other product containing Vitamin D or calcium along with Shelcal 500 tablets
• Do not take these supplements if you are allergic to Vitamin D, calcium, or any other ingredients present in this medicine
• In case you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it's almost time for the next dose, skip the dose you missed and take your next dose at the scheduled time

Symptoms of calcium deficiency: 

• Weak nails that break easily
• Dry and rough hair
• Dry and scaly skin
• Muscle cramps
• Forgetfulness (in severe cases)
• Confusion (in severe cases)
• Feeling sad (in severe cases)
• Hallucinations (seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling things that don’t exist)
   

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in very few foods but is available as a dietary supplement. Vitamin D supplements are available in two forms: Vitamin D2 (“ergocalciferol” or pre-vitamin D) and Vitamin D3 (“cholecalciferol”). While Vitamin D2 is produced in plants and fungi, Vitamin D3 is produced in animals, including humans. Vitamin D3 deficiency can be associated with the following

• Difficulty in making decisions in old age
• Increased chances of severe asthma in children
• Increased risk of death from heart disease and cancers
• Increased risk of osteoporosis (weak and brittle bones)
• Increased risk of osteomalacia (softening of the bones)
• Increases risk of rickets (a condition in which the mineralization of the bone tissue does not occur properly which can lead to bone softening and occurrence of bone deformities)

• Constipation
• Vomiting & nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Feeling thirsty
• Bone pain
• Stomach pain
• Frequent urination
• Muscle weakness
• High level of calcium in urine

Take Shelcal 500 as directed by your physician. In general, it is best to take it after meals, as the source of calcium in Shelcal 500 is calcium carbonate, which is absorbed well in the presence of food

It helps in keeping your bones strong and prevents osteoporosis. Calcium is used for building and maintaining healthy bones. Our body can get calcium from one of two sources namely food/diet or bones. When food fails to meet your body’s calcium requirements, it borrows it from your bones. If this happens over a period of time then it leads to bone loss

It contains calcium as well as Vitamin D3. Calcium is also essential for heart, muscle, and nerve functions and also aids in the clotting of blood. This mineral also helps to treat and manage osteoporosis and to prevent calcium deficiency in pregnant and breastfeeding women. The primary function of Vitamin D3 in the body is to maintain healthy and strong bones. It does so by ensuring calcium absorption in the gut and by maintaining adequate levels of two minerals essential for bone health, calcium, and phosphorus

Q. What is Shelcal 500 tablet used for?
Shelcal 500 Tablet contains Calcium 500mg and Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 250IU used for the treatment of calcium deficiency. It prevents this weakening of bones by supplementing your body with the amount of calcium it needs to keep the bones strong

Q. What is the difference between Shelcal 500 and Shelcal HD?
Shelcal 500 Tablet, as the name suggests, contains calcium (500 mg) along with Vitamin D3 (250 IU), whereas Shelcal HD contains calcium (500 mg) and Vitamin D3 (500 IU). As you can see, while the calcium level is the same in both tablets, the only difference is in their concentration of Vitamin D3

Q. Should I take a Shelcal 500 Tablet with or without food?
As Vitamin D3 is fat-soluble, it has to be taken with fatty foods. Many people take it with milk. It is easiest to take Vitamin D3 with a meal, but you can also pair it with a fat like fish oil or a teaspoon of coconut oil. Also, Shelcal 500 Tablet contains calcium carbonate which needs to be taken with food as it requires stomach acid for absorption

The intake of Shelcal 500 Tablet is not recommended if you have

• Hypercalcemia, Hypervitaminosis D, Malabsorption syndrome
• Vitamin D toxicity, Heart/kidney/liver/blood vessel diseases
• Kidney stones, Sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease, Whipple's disease
• Achlorhydria, Low levels of bile, Phosphate imbalance
• Diabetes, Phenylketonuria

Consult your doctor if you have any history of liver diseases or if you have kidney diseases like kidney stones or undergoing dialysis before taking Shelcal 500mg medication as Hepatic impairment or liver disease can alter the metabolic and therapeutic activity of certain Vitamin D forms

Patients undergoing dialysis must maintain adequate phosphorus levels and avoid ectopic calcification (calcium deposition)