Calcibrook Forte
Calcium Carbonate · Magnesium Hydroxide · Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate
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.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000/240/11mg | 30 tablets | $28.20 | $0.94 |
| 1000/240/11mg | 60 tablets | $43.20 | $0.72 |
| 1000/240/11mg | 90 tablets | $58.50 | $0.65 |
| 1000/240/11mg | 120 tablets | $64.80 | $0.54 |
- Category
- Bone Health
- Active ingredient
- Calcium Carbonate · Magnesium Hydroxide · Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 1000/240/11mg
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Calcium deficiency · Supportive bone health
- Therapeutic Class
- Mineral Supplement
- Pharmacological Class
- Calcium salt, Magnesium salt, Zinc salt
- Minor Side Effects
- Constipation, Gas
- Moderate Side Effects
- Indigestion
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Manufacturer
- Brook Pharmaceuticals
- Onset Time
- Delayed (nutritional)
- Storage Instructions
- Store in a cool, dry area.
- Drug Interactions
- Tetracyclines, Bisphosphonates
- Age Restrictions
- Appropriate for most adults.
FAQ
What pack sizes of Calcibrook Forte can I order?
Calcibrook Forte comes as 1000/240/11mg tablets, in packs of 30, 60, 90 or 120 tablets. This is generic calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide and zinc sulphate monohydrate, not a branded product. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
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Can I take Calcibrook Forte with other calcium supplements?
Calcium adds up. A multivitamin, a calcium-plus-vitamin-D tablet and Calcibrook Forte taken together can push your daily total past what the body can use, and the surplus does nothing for your bones. Count what you already take before adding another calcium product.
What is the best time of day to take Calcibrook Forte?
With a meal. Calcium carbonate needs the acid your stomach produces during eating to dissolve properly, so a tablet taken with breakfast, lunch or dinner is absorbed better than one taken on an empty stomach. Splitting the day's total between two meals is easier on the stomach than taking it all at once.
How long does Calcibrook Forte take to work?
There is nothing to feel. These tablets top up the minerals in your diet rather than treat a symptom, and bone changes slowly, over months and years. The benefit is steady intake, not something you notice day to day.
How is Calcibrook Forte different from plain calcium tablets?
Plain calcium tablets carry a single calcium salt, sometimes with vitamin D added to help absorption. Calcibrook Forte pairs calcium carbonate with magnesium hydroxide and zinc sulphate, so one tablet covers three minerals. It contains no vitamin D.
About Calcibrook Forte
What the tablets are for
Calcibrook Forte puts three minerals into a single tablet: calcium carbonate at 1000mg, magnesium hydroxide at 240mg and zinc sulphate monohydrate at 11mg. Calcium is what bone is built from, and muscles, nerves and the heart all depend on it; when food does not provide enough, a supplement fills the gap. The magnesium and zinc are present in much smaller amounts. Calcium carbonate is also the active ingredient in many heartburn and indigestion remedies, so these tablets have a mild antacid effect.
How to take Calcibrook Forte
Take Calcibrook Forte with a meal or straight after eating. Food makes calcium carbonate easier to absorb and kinder to the stomach, and plenty of water makes the tablet easier to swallow. This is not one to gulp down on an empty stomach on the way out of the door.
Keep a gap of one to two hours between Calcibrook Forte and your other medicines. Calcium binds to some antibiotics (tetracyclines and quinolones) and to thyroid tablets such as levothyroxine, and if they are in the stomach at the same time, less of the other medicine gets through.
A missed tablet is best left alone if the next one is due soon; taking two at once to catch up only adds to the mineral load.
What side effects can come up
Calcium carbonate is usually well tolerated. The complaints that do come up are digestive: a heavy or bloated stomach, belching, wind, constipation, occasionally a metallic taste, dry mouth, sickness or a poor appetite. The magnesium hydroxide in the tablet has a mild laxative effect, which balances the constipating side of calcium for some people.
Much more calcium than the body needs can raise the level in the blood. That shows up as thirst, passing a lot of urine, nausea and confusion, and it is a reason not to stack several calcium products on top of each other.
Storage and pack sizes
Keep the tablets in their original container with the lid closed, somewhere that stays cool, and well out of children's reach.
Calcibrook Forte is sold as 1000/240/11mg tablets in packs of 30, 60, 90 or 120. A 30-tablet pack suits a short course or a first try; the 90 and 120 packs suit people who take a tablet every day and would rather not reorder so often.
Sources
- Calcium Carbonate: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Calcium (NLOSS) - Whittington Hospital — NHS