Calcium
An essential mineral critical for bone and tooth formation, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, and blood clotting. As a supplement, it is used to prevent or treat calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, and to bind phosphate in kidney disease patients. Intravenous calcium is used emergently to treat life-threatening electrolyte imbalances.
Molekularmasse
40,0800 g/mol
TPSA
0,00 Ų
Therapeutische Bereiche
Wirkmechanismus
Provides an essential mineral element required for numerous enzymatic reactions, structural proteins, and physiological processes. Supplementation addresses deficiency states.
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Provides an essential mineral element required for numerous enzymatic reactions, structural proteins, and physiological processes. Supplementation addresses deficiency states.
2D-Struktur
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SMILES
[Ca]
InChI
InChI=1S/Ca
Molecular Formula
Ca
HBD / HBA
- / -
Rotierbare Bindungen
0
Schwere Atome
1
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
An essential mineral critical for bone and tooth formation, muscle contraction, nerve transmission, and blood clotting. As a supplement, it is used to prevent or treat calcium deficiency, osteoporosis, and to bind phosphate in kidney disease patients. Intravenous calcium is used emergently to treat life-threatening electrolyte imbalances.
Provides an essential mineral element required for numerous enzymatic reactions, structural proteins, and physiological processes. Supplementation addresses deficiency states.
Yes, Calcium is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1200496. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 5460341. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.
Medizinischer Haftungsausschluss
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