Zedcal Syrup, Calcium as a Measured Liquid
Zedcal syrup helps keep bones and teeth working normally, supplying calcium together with magnesium, zinc and the vitamin D3 that lets the calcium in, as a liquid rather than a tablet. A two hundred millilitre bottle, from Meyer Organics.
The liquid form is the whole reason this exists alongside the tablets, and it changes who can take it and how precisely the amount can be set. Here is what each nutrient contributes, why a syrup suits some people far better than a tablet, how the amount gets decided and who decides it, and what to bring us when you come in.
What Zedcal Syrup Supplies
Four nutrients, and each has a recognised role in bone.
- Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, and contributes to normal muscle function, normal neurotransmission, normal blood clotting and normal energy-yielding metabolism. It is the mineral the skeleton is built from. The calcium here is calcium carbonate, delivered already suspended in liquid.
- Magnesium contributes to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, to normal muscle and nervous system function, to normal protein synthesis and to electrolyte balance. Roughly half the magnesium in the body is held in bone, which is why it belongs beside the calcium rather than only in a muscle formula.
- Zinc contributes to the maintenance of normal bones, to the normal function of the immune system, to the maintenance of normal skin, hair and nails, and to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin D3 contributes to the normal absorption and utilisation of calcium and phosphorus, to normal blood calcium levels and to the maintenance of normal bones, teeth and muscle function. This is the one everything else rests on: calcium without vitamin D achieves considerably less than its label suggests.
Ask our pharmacist to read the amounts off the bottle with you. They are printed on the label, we will go through them, and we will tell you how they compare with the Zedcal tablets if you are choosing between the two.
Why a Syrup Rather Than a Tablet
Three reasons, and between them they cover almost everyone who asks us for calcium in this form.
The amount can be measured and adjusted. A tablet gives one fixed quantity. A syrup is measured by the spoonful or the cup, which means the amount can be matched to the person taking it and changed as they grow or as a doctor directs. That flexibility is the whole advantage of a liquid preparation and it is the reason paediatric supplements are made this way.
There is nothing to swallow. Calcium tablets are among the largest on any pharmacy shelf, because the mineral takes up real space. For a child, for an older person, or for anyone who finds tablets difficult, that obstacle disappears entirely with a syrup.
It is easier to keep up with. A spoonful taken at breakfast is a habit a family can hold to for months, which matters more than any formulation detail, because bone responds to months rather than days.
How Much Zedcal Syrup to Give
Please come and see us, or bring the bottle in, before the first spoonful. We would rather say that plainly than print an amount, and the reason is straightforward: the amount depends entirely on who is taking it, and the difference between an adult spoonful and a child’s is substantial.
Our pharmacist will read the label with you, work out the right amount for the person it is for, and write it down so you have it at home. It takes a minute at the counter.
If the syrup is for a baby or a young child, our doctor can see you here and set the amount. This is the question we are asked about this product more than any other, so let us answer it properly. Paediatric calcium dosing is worked out from age and weight, it is quite different from an adult amount, and it is not something to estimate from an adult spoonful or from a web page. We have a doctor at the pharmacy who does exactly this, so you can bring the child and the bottle and leave with the amount written down in one visit. If your own paediatrician has already set an amount, bring that in and we will match it.
Give it with or after food. Calcium carbonate relies on stomach acid to release the mineral, and a meal provides it. Shake the bottle well before each dose, because a suspension settles, and use the measure that comes with the bottle rather than a kitchen spoon.
Who This Suits
Children and infants over six months, where a doctor has advised calcium and set the amount, and ours can. Anyone who finds tablets hard to swallow, at any age. Older adults, both for the swallowing and because stomach acid declines with the years. Women during pregnancy and breastfeeding, when calcium needs rise, on an amount a doctor has set. Adults whose diet is light on dairy, whether by preference, by lactose intolerance or by cost. And any household wanting one bottle that can serve more than one person at different amounts.
Is Zedcal Syrup Right for You?
A short conversation settles all of this, and on a measured liquid it genuinely matters. Please talk to our pharmacist before the first dose.
- THE AMOUNT COMES FROM THE BOTTLE AND FROM US, RATHER THAN FROM A GUESS. We will read the label with you, work out the right amount for the person taking it, and write it down. Estimating from an adult spoonful or from another brand is how people get it wrong.
- FOR A BABY OR YOUNG CHILD, LET OUR DOCTOR SET IT. Paediatric dosing comes from age and weight and is quite different from an adult amount. Our doctor is here at the pharmacy and can do it in one visit. If your own paediatrician has already set an amount, bring it in and we will match it.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding? Calcium needs rise in both, which is exactly why people ask about this product, and the right amount is a medical judgement. Our doctor can see you the same visit.
- Keep about four hours between this and thyroxine, iron tablets or antibiotics. Calcium binds all three in the gut, which means the medicine absorbs poorly if they travel together. Bring us your list and we will set the timing.
- Add up the calcium and vitamin D already in the house. Bone formulas, multivitamins and the Zedcal tablets all contain both, and we have had customers using two at once without realising. Bring us the list and we will total it.
Storing It
Keep the bottle upright and tightly capped in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight, below 25 degrees, and out of reach of children. A cupboard rather than a windowsill or the shelf above the cooker. Shake well before each dose, since a suspension settles between uses. Note the date you opened it and ask us what the shelf life is once opened, because a liquid preparation usually has a shorter one than the printed expiry suggests.
Where to Buy Zedcal Syrup in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. How long a bottle lasts depends on the amount our pharmacist sets with you, so tell us and we will work out how many bottles cover the months you want.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Some countries cap the calcium permitted in a food supplement, so tell us the destination and we will confirm the paperwork before the parcel leaves us. We already send Zedcal to Rwanda and Yemen regularly, so the route is a familiar one. A liquid travels less easily than tablets, so we pack it accordingly and quote the freight honestly up front.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A syrup is often exactly what a family at home needs, since one bottle can serve a child and a grandparent at different amounts. On this one we would ask you to tell us who it is for and what amount has been set, and if none has, our doctor can see them here before the first spoonful. Then we will set up the repeat.
Why Buy Your Zedcal Syrup from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will read the amounts off the bottle with you, work out the right spoonful for the person taking it and write it down, bring our doctor in where the syrup is for a baby or a child, total the calcium and vitamin D across everything else in the house, work out the four-hour spacing against any thyroid or iron medicine, and point you at the tablets when those are the better format. On a measured liquid going to a child, that conversation is the product.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zedcal syrup used for?
It is a liquid calcium supplement. Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, magnesium and zinc each contribute to the maintenance of normal bones in their own right, and vitamin D3 contributes to the normal absorption and utilisation of that calcium. The liquid form suits children, infants over six months and anyone who finds tablets hard to swallow.
What is the Zedcal syrup dosage for a child?
Please let us set it rather than estimating it, and we will write it down for you. Paediatric calcium dosing is worked out from age and weight and it is quite different from an adult amount. We have a doctor here at the pharmacy who does exactly this, so you can bring the child and the bottle and leave with the amount in one visit. If your own paediatrician has already set an amount, bring that in and we will match it.
Can Zedcal syrup be given to a baby?
The product is intended for infants over six months upwards, and the amount for a baby is set by a doctor from age and weight rather than read off a label. Please do not estimate it from an adult spoonful. Our doctor can see you and the baby here and set it properly.
How much Zedcal syrup should an adult take?
Ask our pharmacist, who will read the amounts off the label with you and work out the right spoonful. It takes a minute at the counter and you leave with it written down.
How should I give it?
Shake the bottle well before each dose, because a suspension settles between uses, and use the measure that comes with the bottle rather than a kitchen spoon. Give it with or after food: the calcium here is calcium carbonate, which relies on stomach acid to release the mineral, and a meal provides it.
What is in Zedcal syrup?
Calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, zinc gluconate and vitamin D3. The amounts are printed on the bottle and our pharmacist will read them with you, including how they compare with the Zedcal tablets if you are choosing between the two.
What is the difference between Zedcal syrup and Zedcal tablets?
The tablets are for adults and give one fixed amount per tablet. The syrup is measured by the spoonful, so it suits children, infants over six months and anyone who struggles with tablets, and the amount can be adjusted. They are not interchangeable spoon for tablet. Tell us who it is for and we will point you at the right one.
Can it be taken during pregnancy or breastfeeding?
Calcium needs rise in both, which is why people ask, but the right amount is a medical judgement rather than a label one. Our doctor is here and can see you the same visit.
Does it matter when it is taken alongside other medicines?
Yes. Calcium binds thyroxine, iron tablets and several antibiotics in the gut, so leave about four hours between them. Bring us your list and our pharmacist will set the timing.
Are there side effects?
At a correctly set amount most people have none. Constipation is the commonest complaint with any calcium supplement and giving it with food usually settles it. In an infant, poor feeding or unusual irritability are worth mentioning to us or to your doctor. If the amount is right, there is little else to expect, and if anything concerns you we would rather you came back and asked.
Where can I buy Zedcal syrup in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown at the top of this listing. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request.
