Ireland· IE-PA-PPA0465/156/001
Calcichew 500 mg chewable tablets
A calcium carbonate product containing calcium, registered in Ireland by PCO Manufacturing Ltd.. The same ATC class is registered in 9 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Calcium carbonate is registered in 9 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC A12AA04 (calcium carbonate), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
- 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Calcium carbonate · ATC A12AA04
9 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Czechiaprice
- Finlandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of calcium carbonate costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (3 g), so markets compare like for like.
- 1 market with a comparable price for this class
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Calcium carbonate · price per daily dose (3 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- IT Italy$1029.20
The record
At a glance
HPRA (Ireland)- Active substance
- Calcium
- Manufacturer
- PCO Manufacturing Ltd.
- Country
- Ireland (IE)
- ATC code
- A12AA04
- ATC class
- Calcium carbonate
- Defined daily dose
- 3 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- HPRA (Ireland)
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- ie_pa_numberPPA0465/156/001
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
239 interactions on record for calcium carbonate.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 8 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Calcium carbonate · interactions on record
239 records
- 8 severe
- 153 moderate
- 64 minor
Most severe, free to view
- RaltegravirJ05AJ01severe
- DolutegravirJ05AJ03severe
- RaltegravirJ05AX08severe
- DolutegravirJ05AX12severe
14 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Calcium carbonate in 17 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesAlkums antacidGuardian Drug Company
- BelgiumCacit Vitamine D3 500 mg - 440 IUTeva Pharma Belgium
- United KingdomBoots Fruit Indigestion Relief 500mg tabletsThe Boots Company Plc
- FranceCALCIUM COOPER 500 mg, comprimé à sucer ou à croquerCOOPER CONSUMER NETHERLANDS (PAYS-BAS)
- FinlandCalcichew appelsiiniOrifarm Healthcare A/S
- SwedenCalcitugg 500 mg TuggtablettOrifarm Healthcare A/S
- NetherlandsCalci-Chew 500 mg, kauwtablettenCHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH
- SpainMASTICAL 500 mg COMPRIMIDOS MASTICABLESCheplapharm Arzneimittel Gmbh
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 29 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Calciumacetat Medice, Calciumgluconat B. Braun
- Belgium · Cacit, Calci-Chew
- Bulgaria · Calrecia, Икалзис
- Cyprus · Calrecia, Icalziss
- Czechia · Biomin H, Calcii Carbonici Medicamenta Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
- Germany · Calcet, Calcilac Mono
- Denmark · Calcium Sandoz, Calciumchlorid Sad
- Estonia · Calcigran Sine, Calrecia
- Spain · Calrecia, Caosina
- Finland · Calcichew Appelsiini, Calciumgluconat B. Braun
- France · Cacit, Caddera
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Adcal, Boots Indigestion Relief Peppermint
- Greece · Body-Calcin, Calciform
- Croatia · Calrecia, Icalziss
- Hungary · Bano, Caddera
- Iceland · Calcium Sandoz, Icalziss
- Italy · Cacit, Calcio Carbonato Eg
- Lithuania · Calcigran Sine, Calrecia
- Luxembourg · Calci-Chew, Calciumacetat-Nefro
- Latvia · Calcigran Sine, Calcium Sopharma
- Malta · Calcium Gluconate Bp B. Braun Melsungen, Icalziss
- Netherlands · Cacit, Caddera
- Norway · Calrecia, Icalziss
- Poland · Calcifar, Calcium (O Smaku Bananowym) Aflofarm
- Portugal · Cálcio Farmalider, Calcioral
- Romania · Calrecia, Clorocalcin
- Sweden · Calcitugg, Calcium Sandoz
- Slovenia · Icalziss, Kalcijev Karbonat Krka
- Slovakia · Calcii Carbonas Galvex, Calcium Bbp
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of HPRA (Ireland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.
For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/80aee953-e197-41d2-af06-8ac1d5dac0c9 GET /v1/drugs/80aee953-e197-41d2-af06-8ac1d5dac0c9?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"form": "Chewable tablet",
"routes": [
"Oral use"
],
"source": "hpra",
"atc_all": [
"A12AA",
"A12AA04"
],
"strength": null,
"pa_number": "PPA0465/156/001",
"substances": [
"Calcium"
],
"legal_basis": "Parallel importation notified in accordance with Article 76(3) of Directive 2001/83/EC",
"market_info": "Unknown",
"authorised_at": "02/12/2005",
"dispensing_status": "Product not subject to medical prescription",
"registration_status": "AU",
"supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
"interchangeable_code": null
}See everything about calcium carbonate.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.