What CALTRATE is and what it is used for
Caltrate Plus is a combined product with calcium, vitamin D and other important minerals to correct calcium deficiency, increase bone density and prevent bone loss. It is used to prevent osteoporosis and on the recommendation of a doctor during the treatment of osteoporosis to supplement calcium and vitamin D. Caltrate Plus is also suitable as a supplement to hormonal treatment during menopause. In this case, the medicine should also be used only on the advice of a doctor.
This medicine can be used by adults and adolescents from 12 years of age.
Bone is a living, growing tissue that needs calcium to maintain the necessary bone density and elasticity. Insufficient calcium intake during life is thought to contribute significantly to the development of osteoporosis. Therefore, calcium intake of 1000 – 1200 mg per day is important during adulthood. Strong bones effectively help prevent osteoporosis. Osteoporosis (“thinning” or “decalcification” of bones) mainly affects middle-aged and older people. It is the most common cause of easy injuries of this age, especially fractures of the vertebral bodies, the upper end (neck) of the femur and the lower end of the forearm. Osteoporosis is often called a “silent disease” because the loss of bone mass occurs without symptoms. People often do not know that they have osteoporosis until their bones become so weak that a sudden twist, blow or fall causes a fracture of the hip or vertebra.
Co je pripravek CALTRATE a k cemu se pouziva
Caltrate Plus je kombinovany pripravek s vapnikem, vitaminem D a dalsimi dulezitymi mineraly pro upravu nedostatku vapniku, zvyseni hustoty kosti a prevenci ubytku kostni hmoty. Pouziva se k prevenci osteoporozy a na doporuceni lekare v prubehu lecby osteoporozy k doplneni vapniku a vitaminu D. Caltrate Plus je dale vhodny jako doplnek k hormonalni lecbe v obdobi klimakteria. V tomto pripade se pripravek rovnez uziva pouze na doporuceni lekare.
Tento pripravek mohou uzivat dospeli a dospivajici od 12 let.
Kost je ziva, rostouci tkan, ktera potrebuje vapnik k udrzeni potrebne hustoty a pruznosti kosti. Predpoklada se, ze nedostatecny prisun vapniku behem zivota vyznamne prispiva k rozvoji osteoporozy. Proto je behem dospelosti dulezity prijem vapniku v davce 1000 – 1200 mg denne. Silne kosti ucinne pomahaji predchazet osteoporoze. Osteoporoza („ridnuti“ ci „odvapneni“ kosti) postihuje predevsim osoby stredniho a vyssiho veku. Je nejcastejsi pricinou snadneho vzniku typickych urazu tohoto veku, predevsim zlomenin obratlovych tel, horniho konce (krcku) kosti stehenni a dolniho konce predlokti. Osteoporoze se casto rika „ticha nemoc“, nebot ke ztrate kostni hmoty dochazi bez priznaku. Lide casto nevi o tom, ze maji osteoporozu, dokud jejich kosti nezeslabnou natolik, ze nahle zvrtnuti, uder ci pad zpusobi zlomeninu kycle nebo obratle.