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Interações medicamentosas

Calcium carbonate + Iron

Gravidade: Moderada

Calcium carbonate and Iron: moderate interaction.

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Resumo

Calcium carbonate reduces absorption of oral iron, which can blunt the response to iron supplementation. The effect is most relevant when both are taken at the same time.

O que esta interação significa em palavras simples

Calcium carbonate and Iron can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.

Calcium carbonate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Iron belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.

Nível de evidência: Moderate

Por que acontece

Increased gastric pH lowers iron solubility, and calcium competes with iron for intestinal absorption.

O que fazer

Separate oral iron from calcium carbonate by at least 2 hours. Monitor hemoglobin and ferritin.

O que perguntar ao farmacêutico

  • Should I take them at different times of day?
  • Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
  • Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?

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Perguntas frequentes

Can I take Calcium carbonate with Iron?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Calcium carbonate and Iron can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Calcium carbonate reduces absorption of oral iron, which can blunt the response to iron supplementation. The effect is most relevant when both are taken at the same time.

How serious is the interaction between Calcium carbonate and Iron?

MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Separate oral iron from calcium carbonate by at least 2 hours. Monitor hemoglobin and ferritin.

What other medicines interact with Iron?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Iron with, for example, Acetohydroxamic acid, Aluminum hydroxide, Baloxavir marboxil. The full list is on the Iron page.

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