Conflicting advice on when to take Accrete D3 (colecalciferol) supplements
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Many people on prednisolone are also taking Accrete D3 tablets. My mum's pharmacist told her to take this 1 hour before foor or two hours after food TWICE a day which can be a pain in the a*** to calculate the timings on some days.
However, recent reading up on Google suggests we may have been doing this wrong as other reputable sites state that it should be taken just before or just after a meal so now I am completely confused !
Sources:
http://www.ouh.nhs.uk/patient-guide/leaflets/files/11732Palendronic.pdf
https://patient.info/medicine/calcium-with-colecalciferol
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pauline36422 mark45745
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is it like calceos for bone care, interesting to hear other views on this med
maggie67878 mark45745
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Dirk_St._Clare mark45745
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I have been on these for 2 years I take 1 twice a day at approx the same time it's always about 2 hours after food but I don't think it matters as long as you take them. It's to keep your bones healthy, while you are on pred.
mark45745
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Pauline. It's a calcium/vit D supplement.
I'd always believed it should never be taken around meal times but no sure now
BioMedGeoff mark45745
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Hi Mark. Your Mum's chemist is almost right. I have been taking this for over 10 years. What is important is that you take it at least 1 hour after you other medication. It is well established that calcium can interfere with the absorption of some drugs, particularly prednisolone.
BioMedGeoff mark45745
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Hi again Mark, I have this article that explains the issue for you.
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lodgerUK_NE mark45745
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One of the Golden Rules, pred for breakfast and calcium 1 hour before lunch and the other 1 hour before any other meal.
The Lead Pharmacist we use and came to a meetings and explained this to us over 9 years ago and also told us, before you buy any OTC or you have a new prescription, discuss this with your Pharmacist.
Compatibility is the key and Pharmacists know more about drugs than any other medic, 5 years training and then one year working under a qualified pharmacist and before they are let use on the public.
So make a friend with your Pharmacist.
It paid off for me, the GP prescribed an anti-biotic, Lara looked at it and said 'no way' on to the Gp and it was changed to a compatible one'............
Guest mark45745
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Hi Mark,
Calcium can interact with cortioson, therefore it should not been taken together.
Vit D is fat soluble and needs fat to get absorbed. So you have to eat something with fat. "Accreted" seems to be coated and could have a slower and steady release. This would mean it really doesn't matter so much, when to take it.
I take my Pred in the morning with breakfast and the VitD/ Ca (+K2) with lunch.
Adding K2 helps moving the Ca from the blood into the bone. Otherwise it could lead to Ca plaques in the arteries. I think I am not allowed to tell you numbers about how much, but you can google it.
ptolemy mark45745
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Anhaga mark45745
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I get an oily vitamin D capsule now, but maybe that's not possible there? None of our supplements are covered so I buy what I like. If you check the vitamin D council website you will find an interesting discussion saying basically that it doesn't matter whether you take D with food or without. I simply googled should you take vitamin D with food.
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