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Arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, periodontitis, prostatitis, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease--most of us are afflicted by inflammation at one time or another, some of us on a daily basis. We may feel that we're out of options when medications aren't the answer, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Various medications may impair calcium absorption or metabolism, either directly or through effects on vitamin D. People who use these may benefit by taking extra calcium and vitamin D. Implicated medications include corticosteroids , 30-32 heparin , 33-35 isoniazid , 36-38 and anticonvulsants . 39-45 Note: Calcium carbonate might interfere with the effects of anticonvulsant drugs, and for that ...