Calcium Supplement

Citracal Maximum

592 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA · 2011–2025 · Data current as of June 3, 2026

These are reports submitted to the FDA. A report does not mean the product caused the effect. Counts reflect reporting activity, not how common an effect is.

Most Reported Reactions

Top 10 reactions from 592 reports. One report may include multiple reactions — reaction totals may exceed the report count.

Choking

385

Foreign body

111

Foreign body in throat

Dysphagia

Throat irritation

Retching

Dyspnoea

Pharyngeal injury

Oropharyngeal pain

Vomiting

Reported Outcomes

Outcome categories as recorded in FDA reports. One report may include multiple outcomes.

Outcome	Reports
Other Serious or Important Medical Event	510
Other Serious Outcome	104
Life Threatening	18
Hospitalization	7
Visited a Health Care Provider	4
Death	3
Other Outcome	3
Visited Emergency Room	3

Who Reported

Reporter demographics where available. Many reports do not include age or gender data.

Age

Under 18

18–34

35–49

50–64

65–79

180

80+

141

Unknown

223

369 reports had age data; 223 unknown.

Gender

Female

461

Unknown/Not Reported

Male

Reports by Year

Annual report counts from 2011–2025. Spike years may reflect recalls, media coverage, or litigation rather than changes in the product.

'11

'12

'13

'14

'15

'16

'17

'18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

Hover bars for exact counts.

← View all Citracal products in FDA data

Data Source

This page presents data from the FDA's CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System (CAERS) via the openFDA API. Reports are voluntary and unverified. The FDA has not concluded that this product caused any reported event.

View openFDA CAERS data ↗ · About our methodology · How to read this data