People with kidney disease do not use effervescent tablets

Persons with renal impairment, hypertension should not use tablets UPSA C; and those with kidney stones should not take effervescent tablets UPSA C calcium or calcium sadoz tablets.

No one feels comfortable, interested in taking drugs, especially in the form of injections. For children, it is extremely difficult to convince them to take medicine: To crush the tablets, then mix the sugar and water. But they still do not drink, or only absorb a small part, resulting in insufficient doses, affecting the effects and results of treatment.

(Photo: SK & ĐS) Because of that, effervescence was born. In this tablet, in addition to the main ingredient is pharmaceutical substance, there are many other substances that have no therapeutic effect that experts call adjuvant. So the medicine is always big.

In the excipients, there is an alkaline sodium bicarbonate effervescent. When an acidic substance such as vitamin C (ascorbic acid) dissolves in water, it creates a chemical reaction, becoming salt and carbon dioxide bubbles.

In the effervescent tablet, there are also coloring and flavoring substances such as lemon flavor, orange flavor, with the aim of creating a common soft drink with sugar to create sweetness. This effect has a pretty good psychological effect, especially for children.

But as a medicine, it is okay to avoid unwanted effects , so when using effervescent medicine, you should keep in mind:

- Need to use the whole tablet and dissolve completely in a glass of cooled boiled water. You can add a few ice cubes to make it feel cool. Wait for the tablet to dissolve before using.

- After taking one pill out of the package, the rest must be kept closed, avoiding moisture to avoid losing its effect.

- Need to keep medicine high, out of reach of children, to avoid their use when their parents are away.

- UPSA C effervescent tablets in addition to l1,000 mg of vitamin C and 283 mg of edible salt, formed after the effervescent reaction, should not be used for renal impairment, those who abstain from salt (hypertension).

- UPSA C calcium tablets or calcium sadoz due to having 500 mg of cacli mineral salts should not be used for people with high calcium in the blood, urine has many gravel, or kidney stones.

- Do not use effervescent tablets after drinking carbonated soft drinks.