GROCAL 500MG TABLET

GROCAL 500MG TABLET is used in the treatment of Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal osteoporosis, Osteomalacia, Rickets, Calcium deficiency, and Hypoparathyroidism. The detailed uses of GROCAL 500MG TABLET are as follows:

• Bone Health Support: GROCAL 500MG TABLET helps prevent and treat osteoporosis and osteomalacia by improving bone density.
• Calcium Deficiency: GROCAL 500MG TABLET corrects low calcium levels in the blood due to poor dietary intake or absorption.
• Rickets: GROCAL 500MG TABLET treats soft or weak bones caused by vitamin D deficiency.
• Hypoparathyroidism: GROCAL 500MG TABLET manages calcium imbalance due to underactive parathyroid glands.

• GROCAL 500MG TABLET treats and prevents low blood calcium levels.
• It helps manage bone disorders such as osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and rickets.
• It supports bone mineralisation, making bones stronger and less brittle.
• GROCAL 500MG TABLET helps maintain healthy teeth and skeletal structure.
• It helps manage hypoparathyroidism by improving calcium absorption.
• It is useful in conditions like tetany caused by low calcium levels.
• It reduces the risk of fractures by improving bone strength.

• Recommended to take GROCAL 500MG TABLET with food to enhance its absorption.
• Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safety.
• Swallow the medicine as a whole with a glass of water.
• Do not crush, break, or chew it.

Calcium-Rich Foods:

• Include dairy products such as milk, yoghurt, cheese, or milk-based custard in your daily diet.
• Eat a daily serving of broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, spinach, and other green leafy vegetables.
• Snack on calcium-rich nuts like almonds or Brazil nuts.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds over food, vegetables, or salads as they are high in calcium.

Healthy Dietary Choices:

• Replace meat with tofu to add extra calcium to your meals.

Foods to Limit:

• Avoid or reduce caffeine, soft drinks, and alcohol as they can inhibit calcium absorption.

• If you are known to be allergic to GROCAL 500MG TABLET or any other medicines, please tell your doctor.
• GROCAL 500MG TABLET is not recommended if you have hypercalcemia (high calcium levels), metastatic calcification (extra deposits of calcium in the body), hypervitaminosis D (high vitamin D levels), and malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food).
• If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, it is advised to inform your doctor before using GROCAL 500MG TABLET.
• GROCAL 500MG TABLET should be used with caution in children and only if prescribed by a doctor.
• Inform your doctor before taking GROCAL 500MG TABLET if you have any heart/kidney/liver/blood vessel diseases, kidney stones, sarcoidosis (growth of inflammatory cells in different parts of the body), Crohn's disease (inflammatory bowel disease), Whipple's disease (bacterial infection affecting joints and digestive system), achlorhydria (little or no stomach acid), low levels of bile, and phosphate imbalance.