Treats calcium deficiency (too little calcium in the blood). Also treats black widow spider bites, lead colic, overdose of magnesium or certain heart medicines, and a condition called rickets. This medicine is also used in life support and life-threatening heart conditions
Contraindications:
You should not use this medicine if you have high levels of calcium in your blood
Uses:
Injectable
Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it will be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a vein. A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.
Special precautions:
Before taking, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to any medications. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart failure or liver disease. tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking, call your doctor
Make sure your doctor knows if you are also using digoxin (Lanoxin®) or tetracycline.
Warnings:
Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease or are on dialysis.
Side Effects:
Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in face or hands, swelling or tingling in the mouth or throat, tightness in chest, trouble breathing
Feeling of warmth, tingling, or confusion
Lightheadedness or fainting
Slow or irregular heartbeat
Dry mouth, thirst, chalky taste in your mouth
Constipation, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain
Increase in how much or how often you urinate
Redness, swelling, irritation, or infection on the skin where the injection is given
