Product Benefits

Calcium is essential to build strong skeletons. Getting enough calcium in our diets can be critical for reducing the risk of developing osteoporosis, a disease that causes brittle, easily broken bones.

Stress, busy lifestyles, health problems, even pregnancy can increase our calcium needs. But sometimes it can be tough to get enough calcium from food. That's where Citracal calcium citrate can help bridge the gap.

There is a Difference Between Calcium Supplements

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With at least a dozen common calcium preparations and hundreds of different formulations available, choosing a calcium supplement can be confusing. Most calcium supplements contain calcium carbonate or calcium citrate. These calcium preparations differ in a number of ways.

Citracal is made with calcium citrate. Unlike calcium carbonate, (the main ingredient in many other calcium supplements,) calcium citrate does not need stomach acid to be broken down, and has unsurpassed absorption even when it is taken on an empty stomach. The manufacturers of calcium carbonate supplements recommend that their products be taken with meals in order to be absorbed by the body. Citracal can be taken at any time, without or without meals.

Citracal is ideal for people taking acid-reducing agents such as antacids, H2 antagonists or prescription medications, such as Proton Pump Inhibitors (like Prilosec®1). The ease and efficiency with which our bodies process calcium citrate make it an ideal source of calcium. Citracal is also a logical choice for older individuals, because acid production decreases with age.

Citracal: Clinically Proven to Help Reduce the Rate of Bone Loss

Clinical studies show that Citracal can stabilize bone mass and help reduce the rate of bone loss.

It is also important to know that the makers of osteoporosis treatments such as Premarin®, Fosamax®, Miacalcin®, and Evista®2 recommend that women get a calcium intake of 1,000 to 1,500 milligrams per day. As a calcium source, Citracal is a great choice to help maximize the benefits of prescription osteoporosis therapy.

If you have one of the many inflammatory conditions such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), your therapy may include a steroid. One of the side effects of steroid therapy is bone loss, which can lead to osteoporosis. It is important that you take a calcium and vitamin D supplement to protect your bone health. Citracal®+D can help protect you from osteoporosis. Its action can limit bone breakdown and protect against developing thin and brittle bones.

Product Benefits

  • The calcium citrate in Citracal is highly soluble and has unsurpassed absorption.
  • Citracal works regardless of stomach acid content, which makes it ideal for older people and patients taking acid-reducing agents like Tagamet®, Zantac®, or Pepcid® AC3
  • Citracal is a calcium for patients taking steroids and other drugs that have a negative effect on bone health.
  • Citracal can be taken anytime, with or without food.
  • Citracal tablets contain no gluten-containing ingredients. It contains no wheat, barley, oats, rye, dairy products, dextrose, or yeast. Also, Citracal Kosher is certified Pareve by the Orthodox Union for those observing dietary guidelines.
  • Citracal has been studied and tested. It is a brand physicians recommend. You, too, can rely on Citracal to deliver the calcium you need to help protect you in your fight against osteoporosis.

1. Prilosec® is a brand name of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

2. See full Prescribing Information. Premarin®, Fosamax®, Miacalcin®, and Evista® are registered trademarks of Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., and Eli Lilly & Co., respectively.

3. Tagamet® and Zantac® are trademarks of GlaxoSmithKline. Pepcid® AC is a registered trademark of Merck & Co., Inc.