Adcal D3 Tablets (Vitamin D & Calcium)

When you buy Adcal D3 tablets online, or from your local GP, take 2 daily; once in the evening and once at night. Always take medication as your doctor or prescriber has instructed, and continue to take the medication even if you feel better until you have spoken to your doctor.

These are chewable tablets meaning you should not swallow them whole. They shouldn’t taste unpleasant.

If you forget to take your tablet, take it as soon as possible and continue to take the tablets as normal. Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet.

Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth, and muscles healthy. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and bone pain caused by a condition called osteomalacia in adults.

As well as building bones and keeping them healthy, calcium enables our blood to clot, our muscles to contract, and our heart to beat.

About 99% of the calcium in our bodies is in our bones and teeth!

If you think you might be vitamin D deficient, book in to see your GP who will be able to diagnose you. You can also find vitamin D supplements in your local pharmacy.

Some common symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include:

• Being ill or sick more often than usual
• Fatigue and tiredness (a very commonly reported symptom)
• Bone and back pain
• Depression
• Hair loss
• Muscle pain

Calcium deficiency and vitamin D deficiency are very closely linked, as vitamin D is required for the absorption of calcium one often leads to the other.

Some common symptoms of calcium deficiency include:

• Muscle problems
• Fatigue
• Skin problems
• osteoporosis or osteomalacia
• Painful premenstrual problems in women
• Dental problems
• Depression

Persons commonly at risk for vitamin D deficiency include those with inadequate sun exposure, limited oral intake, or impaired intestinal absorption.

A variety of issues can cause a vitamin D deficiency. For example, strict dietary requirements such as those who have a vegan diet will find it harder to get all the vitamin D they require in food without the help of supplements. Having limited exposure to sunlight or having a darker skin tone makes you more likely to develop vitamin D deficiency.

In the UK, sunlight doesn’t contain enough UVB radiation in winter (October to early March) for our skin to be able to make vitamin D. During these months, we rely on getting our vitamin D from food sources (including fortified foods) and supplements.

Using sunbeds isn’t a recommended way of making vitamin D.

A vitamin D deficiency can lead to a calcium deficiency, further meaning that those with a vegan diet are more at risk as they also have a lower average calcium intake. High coffee or alcohol intake as well as an increased need for calcium (such as in pregnancy, breastfeeding and puberty) can also play a factor in deficiency.

If you buy Adcal D3 tablets online or from a local pharmacy, they can reduce symptoms of deficiency by increasing your vitamin D and calcium intake.

Like all medication, when you buy Adcal D3 tablets online or from your local pharmacy, there is a possibility of side effects (though they are generally considered quite safe). Please ensure you read the full list of side effects before you buy Adcal D3 tablets online in the Patient Information Leaflet.

Some side effects include:

• Constipation, wind, feeling sick, stomach ache, diarrhoea
• Skin rash
• Hypercalcaemia (too much calcium in your blood) or hypercalciuria (too much calcium in your urine).

Your doctor may wish to monitor your calcium levels and kidney function if you are taking these tablets long term.

If you have an allergic reaction (symptoms include itching, wheezing, rash, swelling of the tongue or throat) stop taking the tablets and seek medical attention immediately.

If you buy Adcal D3 tablets online or from your local pharmacy, the medicine should not be taken within 2 hours of eating foods rich in oxalic acid (e.g. spinach and rhubarb), phosphate (e.g. bran), or phytic acid (e.g. whole cereals).

Adcal D3 tablets contain a small amount of sugar and may be harmful to the teeth if used for a prolonged period.

Adcal D3 tablets contain soya oil. If you are allergic to peanuts or soya, do not use this medicine.

There is no evidence to suggest Adcal D3 tablets are affected by alcohol.

Tell your doctor if you are taking:

• calcium supplements or antacids for indigestion
• digitalis drugs (eg. Lanoxin)
• diuretics or corticosteroids
• Thyroxine
• Bisphosphonates
• iron or fluoride medicines
• Tetracycline
• quinolone antibiotics

In pregnancy or when breastfeeding, Adcal D3 tablets should only be used under medical supervision. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.

You should inform your doctor or prescriber if you fall under any of the following:

• if you are allergic to calcium carbonate, vitamin D3 or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
• if you are allergic to peanut or soya. Adcal-D3 contains soya oil.
• Have high levels of calcium in your blood (hypercalcaemia) or high levels of calcium in your urine (hypercalciuria)
• Have problems with your kidneys, for example kidney stones
• Have sarcoidosis (inflammation that produces lumps of cells in various organs in the body)
• Have previously been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars
• Are taking any other medication, even those you may have bought for yourself without prescription.

Vitamin D and Calcium deficiency can cause fatigue and a general unwellness that can affect many areas of a persons life. When you buy Adcal D3 tablets online, you should notice a change in energy levels helping you to carry out daily activities easier.

You can buy Adcal D3 tablets online from e-Surgery!

A few ways to naturally increase your vitamin D and calcium levels include:

• Including more foods in your diet that are high in these nutrients like dairy and fish
• Use fortified dairy-free milk
• Eat other fortified foods such as bread and cereal
• Spend more time in the sun (where this is not possible UV lamps are a good alternative)
• Maintain a healthy weight and balanced diet

Store Adcal D3 tablets as per instruction of the Adcal D3 Tablet Patient Information Leaflet in a cool, dry place.

Do not use Adcal D3 tablets after the expiration date on the box. Whenever you buy Adcal D3 tablets online ensure you check the expiry date when they arrive in the post.

You can buy Adcal D3 tablets online from registered prescribers such as e-Surgery.

Whenever you buy Adcal D3 tablets online or any other medication, make sure you check for the green GPhC and MHRA logo on the bottom of each page of the website you are using.

You can use the GPhC website to check if a pharmacy is registered. This will ensure that your Adcal D3 tablets are genuine.

You can find more information before you buy Adcal D3 tablets online in the Patient Information Leaflet.

You can also use our completely free Ask-a-Pharmacist service to get health advice from a trained professional. We’re here to help!

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Find out to recycle packaging from e-Surgery.

Whenever you buy Adcal D3 tablets online they will come in blister packs that are not currently recyclable, so once they have been used can be disposed of in a general waste bin. If the Adcal D3 tablets are unfinished, dispose of medication safely and drop them off at a local pharmacy. Cardboard packaging and paper patient information leaflets are recyclable.

For any more information on disposal of Adcal D3 tablets you can use our free Ask-a-Pharmacist service.