# Calcium Carbonate - StatPearls - Author: **Kristina Fritz** - Document Tags: [[calcium carbonate]] - [URL link](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562303/) ![rw-book-cover](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/corehtml/pmc/pmcgifs/bookshelf/thumbs/th-statpearls-lrg.png) ## Highlights - is an inorganic salt primarily used to manage and treat low calcium conditions, GERD, CKD, and other indicated conditions. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hkb0mmxwd7fcj2mw02wj9mm0)) --- - Calcium carbonate, chemically CaCO3, is a resonance-stabilized inorganic salt therapeutically used as a food additive, a dietary supplement, an antacid, and a phosphate binder ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hkb0n0ejhv79mjt5z7wwahz8)) ---