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Calcitonin

Aka: Calcitonin
  1. Indications: Osteoporosis
    1. Weak Osteoporosis Management alternative for women not on Estrogen Replacement
    2. Painful Vertebral osteoporotic Fracture
  2. Efficacy
    1. Not as effective as Estrogen Replacement
    2. Reduces Vertebral Fractures 30-60% for >2 years
    3. Increases BMD of spine 3% in osteoporotic women
  3. Preparations
    1. Calcitonin-Salmon
      1. Dosing: 100 IU SQ/IM daily ($195/mo)
    2. Miacalcin
      1. Dosing: 200 IU (1 spray) intranasally daily in alternating nares ($50/mo)
  4. Precautions
    1. Anaphylaxis risk (use test dose in clinic)
  5. Adverse Effects
    1. Skin Flushing
    2. Skin rash
    3. Nausea
    4. Dizzy

Calcitonin (C0006668)

Definition (MSH) A peptide hormone that lowers calcium concentration in the blood. In humans, it is released by thyroid cells and acts to decrease the formation and absorptive activity of osteoclasts. Its role in regulating plasma calcium is much greater in children and in certain diseases than in normal adults.
Definition (CSP) a peptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland in response to hypercalcemia, which lowers blood calcium and phosphate by promoting renal excretion; chemotherapy for Paget's disease and severe hypercalcemia.
Concepts Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein (T116) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) , Hormone (T125)
MSH D002116
SnomedCT 22657006, 63730009, 373474005
English Calcitonin, Calcitonin(1-32), Calcitrin, Thyrocalcitonin, calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin, calcitonin (discontinued) (medication), calcitonin (medication), hormones calcitonin (discontinued), calcitonin (discontinued), hormones calcitonin, Calcitonin [Chemical/Ingredient], calcitonins, Calcitonin preparation, Calcitonin product, Thyrocalcitonin preparation, CT - Calcitonin, Calcitonin (substance), Calcitonin preparation (product), Calcitonin preparation (substance), CALCITONIN, Calcitonin agent (substance), Calcitonin agent
Portuguese Tireocalcitonina, Tirocalcitonina, Calcitonina
Swedish Kalcitonin
Spanish agente con calcitonina (sustancia), agente con calcitonina, preparado de calcitonina (producto), preparado de tirocalcitonina, calcitonina (producto), preparado con calcitonina (producto), preparado con tirocalcitonina, preparado con calcitonina, preparado de calcitonina, calcitonina (sustancia), calcitonina, preparado de calcitonina (sustancia), tirocalcitonina, Calcitonina, Tirocalcitonina
Czech kalcitonin
Finnish Kalsitoniini
French TCT (Thyrocalcitonin), Calcitonine, Thyrocalcitonine
Italian Tirocalcitonina, Calcitrin, Calcitonina
Russian TIREOKAL'TSITONIN, KAL'TSITONIN, КАЛЬЦИТОНИН, ТИРЕОКАЛЬЦИТОНИН
Japanese カルシトニン, チロカルシトニン, カルチトニン
Croatian KALCITONIN
Polish Tyreokalcytonina, Kalcytonina
German Calcitonin, Kalzitonin, Thyrocalcitonin
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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