The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg) Tablet | Price, Usage, Dosage, Composition, and Brand Substitutes - Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug
The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg) Tablet
The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg) is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Pharma Plus. This medicine is combination of more than one active ingredient or substance within a single pharmaceutical form type. The main active ingredients or salts in this drug are Alfacalcidol, Elemental Calcium. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Tablet and is priced at Rs 62 (arround $0.868 US Dollar)| Generic (Salt) Combination : | (Alfacalcidol+ Elemental Calcium) |
| Pharma Company : | Pharma Plus |
| Brand Label : | The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg) |
| Preparation Type : | Tablet |
| Single Dose : | 1 Tablet |
| Composition (Fixed-Dose Combination) : |
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| Pack Size/Qty/Vol : | 10 Tablet |
| Price Unit : | Rs 6.2 INR (arround $0.0868 US Dollar) |
| Price Pack : | Rs 62 INR (arround $0.868 US Dollar) |
Drug details for The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg)
Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?
The main active ingredients or salts in The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg) are :
Alfacalcidol
Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Vitamin D deficiency
For more details on Alfacalcidol, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Alfacalcidol..
Elemental CalciumIndication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Elemental Calcium, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Elemental Calcium..
The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg) Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 8 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for The Cal Plus (500 mg+0.25 mcg), which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Alfacalcidol-0.25 mcg Elemental Calcium-500 mg).Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a FDC Brand Version of the prescribed FDC drug brand, if any. Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs are being increasingly used due to the benefit of the combined effects of active ingredients given together. However, it is necessary to investigate the possible benefits in the clinical situation against possible disadvantages for each fixed combination drug and for each dose of the fixed combination drug. Potential advantages of fixed combination drugs may also include the counteracting by one ingredient of an adverse reaction produced by another one, and simplification of therapy, leading to improved compliance.
| Brand | Price (Rs.) | Brand | Price (Rs.) |
| Alfacorn (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 55 | Cad Alpha (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 48 |
| Calcidol Forte (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 64.3 | Calvit A (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 49 |
| Densica Alpha (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 82.5 | Densical Alpha (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 73.1 |
| Ifycal AD (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 52 | Shelcal OS (500 mg+0.25 mcg) | 135 |