Calciumdrug info
calcium acetate 667 MG Oral Capsule
What it is used for
Calcium acetate is a phosphate binder indicated to reduce serum phosphorus in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Calcium acetate is a phosphate binder indicated for the reduction of serum phosphorus in patients with end stage renal disease.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 1, 2021. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Calcium acetate acts as a phosphate binder. Its chemical name is calcium acetate. Its molecular formula is C 4 H 6 CaO 4, and its molecular weight is 158.17.
Its structural formula is: Each capsule is of size ‘00el’ hard gelatin capsule shell with blue opaque cap and white opaque body imprinted with “667 mg” on cap and “IG 377” on body in black ink filled with white to off white powder. Each capsule contains 667 mg calcium acetate, USP (anhydrous; Ca(CH 3 COO) 2; MW=158.17 grams) equal to 169 mg (8.45 mEq) calcium. Each capsule contains the following inactive ingredients: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Stearyl Fumarate. The gelatin cap and body have the following inactive ingredients: FD&C blue #1, FD&C red #3, titanium dioxide, USP, gelatin, USP and iron oxide black. Calcium acetate capsules, USP are administered orally for the control of hyperphosphatemia in end stage renal failure. “the drug product meets USP Dissolution Test 4” calcium acetate Chemical structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective June 1, 2021. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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