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Elemental Calcium   Could you please tell me the percentage of elemental Calcium in Calcium Citrate. For example Calcium Carbonate has 40% elemental Calcium. I can not find that information for Calcium Citrate and the store brand I buy does not list the content of... by Claude Poole in Oley, PA, 01/14/2007

Calcium citrate
Calcium citrate (Citracal)
Calcium citrate
( KAL-see-um CIH-trayt) Cal.Citrus Citracal Citracal Liquitab (OTC)

Classification: Calcium salt

See Also: See also Calcium Salts .

Additional Uses: Renal osteodystrophy.

Special Concerns: Dosage not established in children.

How Supplied: Capsule: 150 mg, 800 mg; Syrup; Tablet: 200 mg, 250 mg, 950 mg, 1150 mg

Dosage
?Tablets, Syrup, Effervescent Tablets Hypocalcemia.
Adults: 0.9-1.9 g t.i.d.-q.i.d. after meals.
Nutritional supplement.
3.8-7.1 g/day in three to four divided doses.
NOTE: Contains 21.1% elemental calcium and 211 mg calcium/g (10.5 mEq/g).