The Absorption of Calcium Carbonate
Authors: PETER IVANOVICH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 May 1967The Absorption of Calcium CarbonatePETER IVANOVICH, M.D., HAROLD FELLOWS, B.A., CLAYTON RICH, M.D.PETER IVANOVICH, M.D., HAROLD FELLOWS, B.A., CLAYTON RICH, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-5-917 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is widely used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease and is freely available on the open market, relatively little information about its absorption is available. It has often been assumed that, because CaCO3is insoluble in water, calcium given in this form is not appreciably absorbed. However, significant hypercalcemia and alkalosis are observed occasionally among persons treated with CaCO3(1,2), and in a controlled study, hypercalcemia was found to be a frequent complication of this form of treatment (3). 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