calcium and urso

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RE: Posted by: " Malmquist " patriciamalmquist@... patriciamalmquist

Date: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:31 pm ((PDT))

You are not supposed to take Urso with calcium??? No one told me

that.

Subject: Re: Questran

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Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 12:21 AM

Yes, that's correct

http://www.gicare. com/pated/ cholestyramine. htm

<http://www.gicare.com/pated/cholestyramine.htm> (This link only gives information about Questran and doesn't answer the calcium-urso question.)

and :I looked up taking calcium and urso together and was sent to the PBC list. Here's what I found. -Dana (PSC 2/06; endstage reached 2-08; not on transplant list because of no insurance)

URSO TREATMENTS (URSO 250, URSO Forte, Actigall & Generic for Actigall)Alfred L. Baker, M.D.Division of Gastroenterology & HepatologyNorthwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL2000-2001

Question 7. I understand that calcium supplements can bind other meds if taken together. Should calcium be taken at mealtime with actigall or should one wait two hours between the two? Is there a difference between calcium carbonate and calcium citrate as far as the timing is concerned?

Answer 7Moderate doses of calcium supplements do not interfere sufficiently with the absorption of other nutrients. Large doses might conceivably inhibit the absorption of some drugs such as Tetracycline. Doses that are ordinarily prescribed range from 1,000 to 2,000 mg per day and do not interfere with absorption. There is no clinical difference between calcium carbonate and calcium citrate in this regard.

M. Bass, MD, PhDProfessor of MedicineMedical Director, Liver Transplantation ProgramUniversity of California, San Francisco11/4/2002