Re: liquid/chewable calcium citrate

[Guest guest]

Twinlab, KAL, Rainbow Light, and Solaray make chewable calcium

citrate. UpCal D, which is calcium citrate in powder form, can be

added to foods and beverages. As a last resort, pts. could try

crushing calcium citrate tablets or letting them dissolve in water.

Ava

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>

> I know that the topic of the chewable Citracal ( " creamy bites " )

has

> come up before, but several of my patients have been having

difficulty

> finding it recently. I just talked to the company, and apparently

the

> product has been discontinued when the Citracal line was sold to a

new

> healthcare company. Are there other brands of calcium citrate

that you

> are recommending to patients that can be found in stores, rather

than

> ordering online? I am aware of the Lifetime liquid available at

> Vitamin World as well as the GNC brand at certain GNC stores. Any

> other suggestions for liquid/chewable versions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

I usually recommend Calexcel which is a liquid calcium citrate

supplement with vit.D.

2Tbsp/day contains 1000mg of calcium citrate. I'm from Canada and we

get it here at Walmart

or any other pharmacy.

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>

> I know that the topic of the chewable Citracal ( " creamy bites " ) has

> come up before, but several of my patients have been having difficulty

> finding it recently. I just talked to the company, and apparently the

> product has been discontinued when the Citracal line was sold to a new

> healthcare company. Are there other brands of calcium citrate that you

> are recommending to patients that can be found in stores, rather than

> ordering online? I am aware of the Lifetime liquid available at

> Vitamin World as well as the GNC brand at certain GNC stores. Any

> other suggestions for liquid/chewable versions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

I believe that the pharmacy at most Walmart stores are able to order

these products, and the patient can pick them up there. Also, I spoke

to a CS rep from Citracal, and we can still purchase them from

www.drugstore.com. She could not tell me if they were going to

continue producing them or not. Alot of help she was.

Another option to consider is carrying the Bariatric Advantage or

Building Blocks supplement line in your outpatient pharmacy within the

hospital. We are in the process of setting this up right now.

Patients are able to purchase a RYGB or LAGB kit prior to d/c and can

get auto-shipment every 3 months if they choose to.

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>

> I know that the topic of the chewable Citracal ( " creamy bites " ) has

> come up before, but several of my patients have been having

difficulty

> finding it recently. I just talked to the company, and apparently

the

> product has been discontinued when the Citracal line was sold to a

new

> healthcare company. Are there other brands of calcium citrate that

you

> are recommending to patients that can be found in stores, rather than

> ordering online? I am aware of the Lifetime liquid available at

> Vitamin World as well as the GNC brand at certain GNC stores. Any

> other suggestions for liquid/chewable versions? Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

So are all of the citracals discountinued, or just the " creamy

bites? " This is the first I've heard of people not being able to

find it.

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> >

> > I know that the topic of the chewable Citracal ( " creamy bites " )

has

> > come up before, but several of my patients have been having

> difficulty

> > finding it recently. I just talked to the company, and

apparently

> the

> > product has been discontinued when the Citracal line was sold to

a

> new

> > healthcare company. Are there other brands of calcium citrate

that

> you

> > are recommending to patients that can be found in stores, rather

than

> > ordering online? I am aware of the Lifetime liquid available at

> > Vitamin World as well as the GNC brand at certain GNC stores.

Any

> > other suggestions for liquid/chewable versions? Thanks!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tropical oasis- Liquid 2 T/ day... Clacium Citrate, w/ Vit D and Magnesium- take in split dose ( there are about 4-5 good liquid citrate based products available just by searching the web

Bariatric Advantage- chewables... 4 flavors... 3/ day 400 mg each... Calcium citrate plus Vit D & Magnesium- available by mail order

Landman & Associates, Inc

Alix B. Landman, RD, MPH, CDE

Nutritionist/ Registered Dietitian

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Plantation, FL 33317

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