Calcium deficiency can be treated with various calcium preparations, choosing the best salt needs some basis. Calcium can be obtained from various sources like Organic salts - tricalcium citrate, calcium lactate, calcium lactate gluconate, calcium gluconate and Inorganic salts like calcium chloride, calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. Appropriate calcium salt selection depends on calcium content, solubility, taste and bioavailability as well as the cost of available preparations. Calcium Carbonate provides 40% elemental calcium, better absorbed and well tolerated especially when taken with a meal.
It is the most commonly used and least expensive calcium salt as the cost is a consideration for many patients. Calcium Citrate provides 21% of elemental calcium and better absorbed than calcium carbonate in patients with higher gastric pH. Calcium lactate and calcium gluconate do not…
