Pharmacist's Letter: Unbiased Evidence and Recommendations for the Pharmacist on New Developments in Drug Therapy

Sep. 9, 2010

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Pharmacist's Letter

Recent news reports are causing many worried patients to ask whether calcium supplements cause heart attacks.
This all stems from a new meta-analysis suggesting that patients over 40 who take calcium 500 mg/day or more have more heart attacks.
The theory sounds plausible...too much calcium might lead to vascular calcification and atherosclerosis.
But tell people not to jump to conclusions.
This analysis does NOT prove that calcium increases MI risk...and... read more...
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