Drug Name:Calcium Gluconate
Drug Class:Electrolyte supplement
Mechanism of Action:Provides calcium ions for normal nerve, muscle, and cardiac function
Use:
  • Treatment of hypocalcemia
  • Prevention of hypocalcemia in high-risk patients
  • Treatment of calcium channel blocker overdose
  • Treatment of magnesium sulfate overdose
Side Effects:
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Constipation
  • Hypotension
  • Bradycardia
  • Cardiac arrest (with rapid infusion)
Contraindications:
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Ventricular fibrillation
  • Digitalis toxicity
Specialty:
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • Endocrinology