Calcium Gluconate

Calcium Gluconate

Definition

The gluconate salt of calcium. An element or mineral necessary for normal nerve, muscle, and cardiac function, calcium as the gluconate salt helps to maintain calcium balance and prevent bone loss when taken orally. This agent may also be chemopreventive for colon and other cancers. (NCI04)

Also known as Calcium D-gluconate, CALCIUM GLUCONATE, Calglucon — per NCIT

Also identified as

Indications

Disease Relation Source
Osteoporosis may prevent MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Cardiac arrest may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Postmenopausal osteoporosis may treat MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)