which calcium supplement to recommend for a particular patient

March 2000

There's a lot of confusion about which calcium supplement to recommend for a particular patient.

Calcium carbonate (Caltrate, Os-Cal, Tums, etc) is inexpensive and provides the most elemental calcium per tablet.

But it's less soluble than most of the other calcium salts...and therefore, requires gastric acid for absorption.

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