Over-the-Counter Drug Causing Acute Pancreatitis.
Swetha ParvataneniRajesh EssraniShehriyar MehershahiRajesh EssraniAjeet Kumar LohanaAsif MehmoodPublished in: Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports (2021)
Acute pancreatitis is caused by alcohol, gall stone disease, drugs, trauma, infections, and metabolic causes such as hypercalcemia and hyperlipidemia. Hypercalcemia-induced acute pancreatitis has been well documented but only rarely occurs due to over-the-counter calcium carbonate. In this article, we present a case of over-the-counter calcium carbonate-induced acute pancreatitis.