Calcium Supplements
I just called my dad’s doctor to see if I can swap out the Tumms that he has been taking as a calcium supplement for just a standard over the counter calcium pill. There is no problem with that, and I discovered yet another small detail that I had not known about medications.
The assistant gal I talked to said that when taking a calcium supplement, the body will only absorb 500 mg at a time, so when taking over 500 mg of calcium you need to spread it out throughout the day so that the body can absorb the proper amount of prescribed calcium.