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Gemcal Or Shelcal Better During Second Trimester

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Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

fefol-z for iron and for calcium we were using supercal-300 but now she has referred gemcal D-3. kindly suggest whether gemcal is safe at this point of time or not. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr.  Mahaveer Patil MD

Gemcal D3 (instead of Shelcal CT) & quadriceps drills, as she used to do before. However, she started ... 20 mg) & Osteoarthritis (stage-2) of knee joints (Gemcal D3). She was also diagnosed with mild... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahaveer Patil ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

What is the difference between the tabs Shelcal - M and Shelcal - 500? For calcium supplements to be taken during pregnancy , which one is more advisable and why? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Kampana MD

As per the suggestion from orthopedist, I took SHELCAL-CT tablet .Instead of day time i consumed in ... F).And after consuming paracetamol(also i was continuing shelcal-ct ) ,I recovered from fever. My ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kampana ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Harish Naik MD

My wife is under treatment of gastritis in upper intestine. she has been prescribed HCQS 400 tab and also Gemcal DS. How are these medicines are useful. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harish Naik ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.    Mukesh Chugh MD

take gemcal ds. the pharmacist says its okay to take a double dose of shelcal as it is a chepaer option. iwould like to knwo if gemcal is a better option in my condition before makje the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukesh Chugh ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.    Muzaffer Hussain Parray MD

Hello doctor...... My first trimester has ended..... My doctor adviced me to take gemcal mom tablets(elemnt cal. 250mg n vit d3 200IU) . Is it safe for my baby? Plz help me n give me propr advise on ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray ( Dentist)
Dr. Rashmi MD

We am a pure Vegetarian family. My wife in the last trimester of her pregnancy & she has been advised to take Shelcal as calcium supplement & when I looked at Shecal I got to know that it is derived ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rashmi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.        Ayesha Shareef MD

low vitmin D. doctor prescribed vitmain d and gemcal. since i stopped gemcal (took it for 30 days) couple of ago. I feel same symtoms again. weakness, heated body etc. Should i continue taking gemcal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ayesha Shareef ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Zubayer Alam MD

Hi, Few questions - 1) What is the difference between Shelcal 500, Shelcall OS 500 and Shelcal M? 2) Can a male aged 64 years old consume Shelcal M - he is suffering from HyperDiabetes and with age is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Zubayer Alam ( General & Family Physician)