Calcium Acetate
Product code RXSOL-19-1991-025
Calcium Acetate Powder - NOT for MEDICINAL USE
Calcium Acetate is hygroscopic in its anhydrous form and monohydrate in the common form. NOT for Medicine Only Industrial Grade.
Application
Calcium acetate is a Calcium salt of acetic acid with Molecular formula C4H6CaO4
Dosage
It is widely used as a hydrate in treating hyperphosphataemia and functions as a chelator.
A mineral such as calcium is required for many cellular functions such as nerve impulse transmission, cardiac function, cell membrane permeability, muscle contraction, and bone formation. Calcium acetate is taken orally to treat or prevent calcium deficiency as well as to treat hyperphosphatemia as it has excellent phosphate-binding properties.