What are the merits and demerits of Gemcal medication?
Patient: want to know about merits and demerits of medicine called gemcal my younger brother who is now 11 years old is marked to be suffering with a disease called dmd he take this medicine with one more medicine called wyeth now he has become more fat than before and is having weight 47 . plz help Doctor: Hi,Thanks and welcome to HCM .Gemcal is a calcium preparation .Wyeth is not a medicine it is company's name.Children usually become fatty if they are taking steroids for a prolonged period.Hope this answer serves your purpose .Further queries invited .Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.