Patient info

A12AA Calcium

ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: minerals, e.g. calcium, potassium or magnesium

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 10 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
          1. A12AA03 calcium gluconate 1 medicine
          2. A12AA04 calcium carbonate 7 medicines
          3. A12AA05 calcium lactate 1 medicine
          4. A12AA20 calcium (different salts in combination) 1 medicine

10 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.

Active substances in the group

Medicines in the group and its subgroups

MedicineLegal category
Adcal 1500 mg chewable tablets SPC (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) Pharmacy medicine (P)
Cacit 500 mg effervescent tablets no longer supplied (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) –
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 Forte chewable tablets (A12AA04 calcium carbonate) 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) –
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)

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 A12AA

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