CALCITONIN-SALMON (calcitonin,salmon,synthetic)


Drug overview for CALCITONIN-SALMON (calcitonin,salmon,synthetic):

Generic name: CALCITONIN,SALMON,SYNTHETIC (KAL-si-TOE-nin)
Drug class: Hypercalcemia Agents
Therapeutic class: Endocrine

Calcitonin, a polypeptide hormone secreted by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland in mammals and by the ultimobranchial gland in birds and fish, acts predominantly on bone to lower serum calcium concentration and inhibit bone resorption. Calcitonin salmon is prepared synthetically and contains the 32 amino acids in the same linear sequence as occurs in natural calcitonin of salmon origin. Calcitonin salmon also is prepared using recombinant DNA technology; calcitonin salmon prepared by recombinant DNA technology is structurally identical to calcitonin salmon produced by chemical synthesis.

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The following indications for CALCITONIN-SALMON (calcitonin,salmon,synthetic) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Hypercalcemia treatment adjunct
Paget's disease of bone
Postmenopausal osteoporosis


Professional Synonyms:
Adjunct medication therapy for hypercalcemia
Adjunct therapy for abnormally increased blood calcium
Osteitis deformans
Post-menopausal osteoporosis