Calciumequivalents
calcium carbonate 250 MG/ML Oral Suspension
The same active ingredient is not automatically the same medicine. Strength, route and formulation all differ, and only a pharmacist or prescriber can tell you whether one of these is a substitute in your case. What we can tell you is what each costs.
There is a version sold without a prescription
631 over-the-counter products contain calcium carbonate 10gr (648 mg), at 648 mg/1.
See the shelf pricesThe same drug costs far less in another form
Calcium Carbonate as a suspension costs about 2.4× what the tablet, chewable costs per unit of active ingredient ($0.08 against $0.03 per gram).
Whether the form can be changed is a question for a prescriber — for a child, or anyone who cannot swallow a tablet, it often cannot.
Other strengths and forms of the same drug
Not equivalents — a different strength is a different prescription. Listed because the price per unit often differs sharply between them.
- 1000 MG Chewable Tablet
- 1000 MG Oral Powder
- 1177 MG Chewable Tablet
- 1250 MG Chewable Tablet
- 1250 MG Effervescent Oral Tablet
- 1250 MG Oral Capsule
- 1250 MG Oral Tablet
- 1500 MG Chewable Tablet
- 1500 MG Oral Tablet
- 1625 MG Oral Tablet
- 200 MG Oral Lozenge
- 220 MG Chewable Tablet
- 250 MG Oral Lozenge
- 250 MG Oral Tablet
- 2500 MG Chewable Tablet
- 36.8 MG/ML Oral Suspension
- 400 MG Chewable Tablet
- 420 MG Chewable Tablet
- 420 MG Oral Tablet
- 500 MG Chewable Tablet
- 500 MG Chewing Gum
- 500 MG Oral Tablet
- 600 MG Chewable Tablet
- 648 MG Oral Tablet
This page reproduces regulatory text for reference. It is not medical advice, and KenyRx is not a pharmacy or a prescriber. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist about whether a medicine is right for you.
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