Calcium Citrate
Calcitrate, Citracal Petites, Citracal Maximum Plus, Citracal Gummies, Viactiv Calcium and Bone Strengthening, and generics; 21% elemental Ca
Calcium supplement
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- Tabs:
- Calcitrate and generics [OTC]: 950 mg (200 mg elemental Ca)
- Generics [OTC]: 1040 mg (218 mg elemental Ca)
- Caplets:
- Citracal Petites [OTC]:200 mg elemental Ca and 250 IU vitamin D3 with 2.5 mg sodium
- Citracal Maximum Plus [OTC]: 325 mg elemental Ca and 500 IU vitamin D3 with 2.75 mg zinc, 0.225 mg copper, 0.575 mg manganese, and 2.5 mg sodium
- Some products may be combined with vitamin D; check package labeling.
- Chewable tabs:
- Citracal Gummies [OTC]: 250 mg elemental Ca and 500 IU vitamin D3 with 105 mg phosphorus and 12.5 mg sodium
- Viactiv Calcium and Bone Strengthening [OTC]: 650 mg elemental Ca and 500 IU vitamin D3 with 40 mCg vitamin K, and 10 mg sodium
- Each 1 g of salt contains 10.5 mEq or 5.25 mmol (211 mg) elemental Ca.
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Calcium Citrate." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309250/2/Calcium_Citrate.
Calcium Citrate. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309250/2/Calcium_Citrate. Accessed June 2, 2026.
Calcium Citrate. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309250/2/Calcium_Citrate
Calcium Citrate [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, editors. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 June 02]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309250/2/Calcium_Citrate.
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