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Written By Veda Maddala , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Helios Pharmaceuticals

Consume Type :

Oral

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Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Ocal-500 Tablet

Ocal-500 Tablet belongs to the group of medicines called nutritional supplements used to treat and prevent nutritional deficiencies such as calcium and vitamin D deficiency. A nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb/get enough nutrients from food. Vitamins are necessary for body development and the prevention of diseases.

Ocal-500 Tablet contains Elemental Calcium, Vitamin D3, Elemental Magnesium, and Elemental Zinc. Elemental Calcium makes the bones stronger by increasing their density. It helps in treating and preventing low calcium levels. Vitamin D3 aids in the absorption of calcium. Elemental Magnesium helps in the absorption of calcium by converting vitamin D into its active form. Elemental Zinc is necessary for bone-building cells and inhibits the formation of cells that cause the breakdown of bones. Together, Ocal-500 Tablet helps in strengthening bones.

Take Ocal-500 Tablet as advised by the doctor. In some cases, you may experience certain common sside effectssuch as stomach upset, constipation, muscle weakness, nausea, and vomiting. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Let your doctor know if you are taking any other medicines, or herbal products before starting Ocal-500 Tablet . If you are known to be allergic to any of the components, please inform your doctor. Consult your doctor before taking Ocal-500 Tablet if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Ocal-500 Tablet should not be given to children unless advised by a doctor. Avoid or limit consuming alcohol along with Ocal-500 Tablet .

Uses of Ocal-500 Tablet

Nutritional deficiency

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Directions for Use

Tablet: Take it with or without food as advised by the doctor. Swallow it as a whole with a glass of water; do not chew or break it. Granules: Take the granules directly by mouth or dissolve them in water as necessary. Suspension: Shake the bottle well before use. Take the recommended dose by mouth using the measuring cup/dosing syringe/dropper provided by the pack.

Key Benefits

Ocal-500 Tablet contains Elemental Calcium, Vitamin D3, Elemental Magnesium, and Elemental Zinc. Ocal-500 Tablet is used to treat nutritional deficiencies such as calcium and vitamin D deficiency. Elemental Calcium makes the bones stronger by increasing their density. It helps in treating and preventing low calcium levels. Vitamin D3 helps in the absorption of calcium. Elemental Magnesium aids in the absorption of calcium by converting vitamin D into its active form. Elemental Zinc is necessary for bone-building cells and inhibits the formation of cells that cause the breakdown of bones. Together, Ocal-500 Tablet helps in strengthening of bones and treats nutritional deficiency.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
  • High magnesium levels in the blood indicate kidney function impairment, which needs immediate medical attention.
  • Maintain a diet low in magnesium, such as whole grains, legumes, spinach, etc.
  • If there are high magnesium levels in your blood, try not to drink alcohol or smoke as they worsen your health condition.
  • Plan blood tests regularly to monitor magnesium levels.
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
  • Your doctor may recommend medications for colic and would find the underlying reason.
  • Try to eat regular meals because skipping meals can increase the pain by making you work less efficiently.
  • Eat breakfast soon after you wake up so that there will be less discomfort.
  • Stay active and include regular exercises to stay fit and healthy.
  • Try including plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits in your diet.
  • Base your meals around foods that can be easily digested, especially whole grain or high-fibre varieties.

Drug Warnings

Do not take Ocal-500 Tablet if you are allergic to any of its contents. Inform your doctor if you have hypercalcemia (high level of calcium in the blood), hypercalciuria (excess calcium in the urine), nephrocalcinosis (excess calcium deposition in the kidneys), nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), hypervitaminosis D (excess vitamin D), severe renal impairment or renal failure. Consult your doctor before taking Ocal-500 Tablet if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Ocal-500 Tablet should be given to children only if advised by the doctor. Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and medicines to rule out any side effects/interactions.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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ColecalciferolCalcifediol
Severe

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How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
Cholecalciferol and doxercalciferol are forms of vitamin D, and taking too much vitamin D may lead to toxic effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Ocal-500 Tablet and doxercalciferol, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any of these symptoms - irregular heartbeat, seizures, weakness, tiredness, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, feeling sick, dry mouth, strange taste in your mouth, muscle or bone pain, thirst, losing weight, eye infection, sensitivity to light, runny nose or itching - make sure to call a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
ColecalciferolCalcifediol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
The combined use of calcifediol with cholecalciferol can increase the risk of side effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Ocal-500 Tablet and calcifediol, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any of these symptoms - irregular heartbeat, seizures, weakness, tiredness, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, feeling sick, dry mouth, strange taste in your mouth, muscle or bone pain, thirst, losing weight, eye infection, sensitivity to light, runny nose or itching - contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
ColecalciferolParicalcitol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
The combined use of cholecalciferol and paricalcitol are forms of vitamin D, and taking too much vitamin D may lead to toxic effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Ocal-500 Tablet and paricalcitol, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any of these symptoms - irregular heartbeat, seizures, weakness, tiredness, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, feeling sick, dry mouth, strange taste in your mouth, muscle or bone pain, thirst, losing weight, eye infection, sensitivity to light, runny nose or itching - contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
ColecalciferolErgocalciferol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
The combined use of cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol are forms of vitamin D, and taking too much vitamin D may lead to toxic effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Ocal-500 Tablet and ergocalciferol, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any of these symptoms - irregular heartbeat, seizures, weakness, tiredness, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, feeling sick, dry mouth, strange taste in your mouth, muscle or bone pain, thirst, losing weight, eye infection, sensitivity to light, runny nose or itching - contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
Co-administration of Cholecalciferol and Calcitriol are forms of vitamin D, and taking too much vitamin D may lead to toxic effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Ocal-500 Tablet and calcitriol, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any of these symptoms - irregular heartbeat, seizures, weakness, tiredness, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, feeling sick, dry mouth, strange taste in your mouth, muscle or bone pain, thirst, losing weight, eye infection, sensitivity to light, runny nose or itching - contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
ColecalciferolAluminium hydroxide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
The combined use of aluminum hydroxide with Ocal-500 Tablet may increase the risk of toxicity.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Ocal-500 Tablet with Aluminium hydroxide can possibly result in an interaction, but it can be taken if your doctor has advised it. If you're having any of these symptoms like bone pain, muscle weakness, anemia, seizures, or dementia, it's important to contact your doctor right away. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
Taking Cholecalciferol together with Sucralfate may increase the risk or severity of kidney problems.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Cholecalciferol and Sucralfate, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
ColecalciferolDihydrotachysterol
Severe
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
Cholecalciferol and dihydrotachysterol are forms of vitamin D, and taking too much vitamin D may lead to toxic effects.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Ocal-500 Tablet and dihydrotachysterol, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. If you notice any of these symptoms - irregular heartbeat, seizures, weakness, tiredness, headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, feeling sick, dry mouth, strange taste in your mouth, muscle or bone pain, thirst, losing weight, eye infection, sensitivity to light, runny nose or itching - contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
Coadministration of dolutegravir with Ocal-500 Tablet can reduce the efficacy of dolutegravir.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Dolutegravir and Ocal-500 Tablet together can possibly result in an interaction, they can be taken together if prescribed by your doctor. It is advised to take dolutegravir either two hours before or six hours after taking a dose of Ocal-500 Tablet. Do not discontinue using any medications without consulting a doctor.
Calcium carbonatePatiromer calcium
Severe
How does the drug interact with Ocal-500 Tablet:
Co-administration of Ocal-500 Tablet may lower the effectiveness of Patiromer calcium in binding potassium.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction, Ocal-500 Tablet can be taken with Patiromer calcium if prescribed by the doctor. Consult the prescriber if you experience symptoms such as metabolic alkalosis like nausea, vomiting, tremor, muscle twitching, lightheadedness, numbness or tingling, prolonged muscle spasms, slowed breathing, irregular heartbeat, and confusion. Do not discontinue the medication without a doctor's advice.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Follow a well-balanced diet.
  • Exercising regularly helps in improving overall health. 
  • Rest well, get plenty of sleep.
  • Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
  • Meditation and yoga can help lower stress.
  • Avoid processed and fried food.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

[NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT]

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Alcohol

Safe if prescribed

Avoid consumption of alcohol while taking Ocal-500 Tablet .

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Pregnancy

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor before taking Ocal-500 Tablet if you are pregnant or if you have any concerns regarding this; your doctor will advise only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

Consult your doctor before taking Ocal-500 Tablet ; your doctor will decide whether Ocal-500 Tablet can be taken by breastfeeding mothers or not.

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Driving

Safe if prescribed

Ocal-500 Tablet is unlikely to affect your ability to drive. However, drive or operate machinery only if you are alert.

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Liver

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor before taking Ocal-500 Tablet if you have a liver impairment or any concerns regarding this.

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Kidney

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor before taking Ocal-500 Tablet if you have kidney impairment or any concerns regarding this.

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Children

Safe if prescribed

Ocal-500 Tablet should be given to children only if advised by the doctor.

FAQs

Ocal-500 Tablet contains elemental calcium, vitamin D3, elemental magnesium and elemental zinc. Elemental Calcium makes the bones stronger by increasing their density. It helps in bone formation and maintenance. Vitamin D3 helps in the absorption of calcium. Elemental Magnesium aids in the absorption of calcium by converting vitamin D into its active form. Elemental Zinc is necessary for bone-building cells and inhibits the formation of cells that cause the breakdown of bones. Together, Ocal-500 Tablet helps treat nutritional deficiency.

Ocal-500 Tablet can be taken with antibiotics if advised by the doctor. However, maintain a gap of 2-4 hours between Ocal-500 Tablet and antibiotics as taking them together might affect their absorption.

Ocal-500 Tablet may cause constipation. Eat fibre-rich food and drink plenty of fluids if you experience constipation. Consult your doctor if you have severe constipation.

Avoid consuming foods containing oxalic acid and phytic acid such as spinach, rhubarb, and whole-grain cereals as they might inhibit the absorption of calcium. Maintain a gap of two hours between Ocal-500 Tablet and foods containing oxalic acid or phytic acid.

Ocal-500 Tablet can be taken with levothyroxine if advised by the doctor. Calcium might lower the effectiveness of levothyroxine, therefore, maintain a gap of 4 hours between Ocal-500 Tablet and levothyroxine.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Helios Pharmaceuticals, 659/1, Gulbai Tekra, Ahmedabad-380006
Other Info - OCA0003

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