Patient info

A12A Calcium supplements

ATC group of level 3 – pharmacological subgroup · in plain English: minerals, e.g. calcium, potassium or magnesium

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 21 medicines in this group and its subgroups.

Place in the ATC classification

  1. A Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs 1,624 medicines
    1. A12 Mineral supplements 51 medicines
      1. A12A Calcium supplements 21 medicines
        1. A12AA Calcium 10 medicines
        2. A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs 11 medicines

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Accrete D3 film-coated tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Adcal 1500 mg chewable tablets SPC (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Adcal-D3 chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Adcal-D3 Dissolve 1500 mg/400 IU effervescent tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Cacit 500 mg effervescent tablets no longer supplied (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) –
Cacit D3 effervescent granules 500 mg/440 IU SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Calci-D 1000 mg/1000 IU chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew - D3 chewable tablets (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets SPC (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) With or without prescription
Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets, Mastical 500 mg chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew D3 Forte chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew Forte chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcichew-D3 1000 mg / 800 IU once daily chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Calcium 500 mg effervescent tablets, Cacit 500 mg effervescent tablets no longer supplied (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) –
Calcium Carbonate 500 mg chewable tablets, Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) With or without prescription
Calcium Lactate tablets BP 300 mg SPC not available (A12AA05 calcium lactate) –
Calcium with Ergocalciferol tablets BP SPC no longer supplied (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Calfovit D3 1200 mg / 800 I.U. powder for oral suspension SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) –
Calvive 1000 effervescent tablets SPC (A12AA20 calcium (different salts in combination)) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Effervescent Calcium Gluconate tablets BP 1 g SPC (A12AA03 calcium gluconate) General sale (GSL)
Natecal D3 600 mg + 400 I.U. chewable tablets SPC (A12AX Calcium, combinations with vitamin D and/or other drugs) Pharmacy medicine (P)

Other groups of the same level

Other names of the ATC group

Sources

  • Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
  • Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
  • World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group A12A

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