Name
HYDROXYAPATITE COMPLEX
Mode of Action
IT IS A NATURAL MINERAL WITH COMPOSITION SIMILAR TO THE MINERAL IN BONES. FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES IT IS PREPARED FROM BOVINE BONES AND CONTAINS CALCIUM, PHOSPHATES, TRACE ELEMENTS, FLUORIDE AND OTHER IONS, PROTEINS AND GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS.
Dosage
IT IS ADMINISTERED ORALLY IN PATIENTS REQUIRING BOTH CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATE SUPPLIMENTS. A MIXTURE OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE WITH CALCIUM CARBONATE COULD BE COMBINED TO FORM A PASTE WHICH COULD BE INJECTED INTO ACUTE FRACTURES. UNDER PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS THE PASTE HARDENS WITHIN MINUTS DUE TO FORMATION OF DAHILITE, A CARBONATED APATITE AND HELD THE BONES IN PLACE AS IT WAS PROGRESSIVELY REPLACED BY LIVING BONE. HYDROXYAPATITE WITH TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE HAS BEEN USED IN BONE GRAFTS. HYDROXYAPATITE DERIVED FROM CORAL HAS BEEN USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF ORBITAL IMPLANTS FOR USE AFTER SURGICAL REMOVAL OF EYE.
Drug Group
[CALCIUM SALT] , [MINERAL]
Cross Reaction
NONE KNOWN. FOR SURE.
Drug Interaction
Drugs Side Effect
Drug Categories
Special Precaution
Drug Safety
Monograph