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