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Zinc sulphate monohydrate is the zinc salt in Calcibrook Forte, a bone-support tablet combining calcium carbonate 1000mg, magnesium hydroxide 240mg and zinc sulphate 11mg in a single tablet.
Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Hydroxide, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate
1000/240/11mg
Calcibrook Forte is a calcium, magnesium and zinc tablet (1000/240/11mg) taken to top up dietary minerals for bone health, sold in packs of 30 to 120 tablets.
Zinc sulphate monohydrate is the zinc salt supplement makers use to get the mineral into a tablet. The body cannot make zinc, so it has to come from food such as meat, shellfish, dairy, nuts and beans, and it is needed for normal growth, immune defences and skin repair. When intake runs low, wounds heal slowly, taste and smell dull and infections hit harder. A supplement fills the gap when diet alone does not.
The "monohydrate" part is a detail of how the salt is made and weighed: each unit carries one molecule of water. It does not change what the zinc does once it is swallowed.
In this shop the zinc comes in one place: Calcibrook Forte, a tablet pairing it with calcium carbonate 1000mg and magnesium hydroxide 240mg, with the zinc sulphate monohydrate at 11mg. The strength 1000/240/11mg reads in that order, calcium largest and zinc smallest. Its stated use is calcium deficiency and bone health, and you will find it under bone support. Zinc, calcium and magnesium are all found in bone, which is why they are often grouped in one supplement.
Have the tablet during a meal, swallowed with water. Food helps the calcium carbonate absorb, and zinc swallowed on an empty stomach is more likely to bring on nausea, so mealtimes suit both.
Mild stomach upset is the usual complaint with oral zinc: nausea, indigestion, a metallic taste, and sometimes constipation or wind. These are rarely serious. Severe, persistent stomach pain, or swelling of the face, lips or throat with difficulty breathing, needs urgent treatment.
Zinc in the gut binds to some other medicines and reduces how much the body takes up. Tetracycline antibiotics such as doxycycline and quinolone antibiotics are the main ones. The calcium and magnesium in the tablet do the same to bisphosphonates, the medicines taken to strengthen bone, and iron supplements compete with zinc for absorption. Keep a gap of a few hours between the mineral tablet and any of these.
Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate can be ordered online from PockDose with delivery to Hong Kong. Calcibrook Forte is sold as tablets in a combined strength of 1000/240/11mg, with calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide and zinc sulphate monohydrate. Payment is by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted payment page, or by Bitcoin or Ethereum.
The price depends on the strength and pack size you choose. The Calcibrook Forte page shows current prices in HKD or the currency you select.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order zinc sulphate monohydrate. See the ordering FAQ for details.
The three figures give the amount of each mineral in one tablet, in the order the ingredients appear: calcium carbonate 1000mg, magnesium hydroxide 240mg and zinc sulphate monohydrate 11mg. The zinc figure is small because zinc is a trace mineral and the body needs only a little of it each day.
Yes, a meal suits this tablet. Calcium carbonate breaks down and is absorbed better when the stomach is busy with food, and having something in the stomach also makes the nausea zinc can cause less likely. Take it with water as part of a meal.
Not at the same time. Zinc reduces the absorption of tetracycline and quinolone antibiotics, and the calcium and magnesium in the tablet do the same to bisphosphonates. Leaving several hours between the antibiotic and the mineral tablet avoids the clash.
No. It is a bone-support tablet built around calcium, with magnesium and zinc alongside it, and its stated use is calcium deficiency and bone health. The zinc it holds is 11mg of zinc sulphate monohydrate, so it is not a way to take a large stand-alone zinc dose.