Calcitonin

Calcitonin is a hormone produced in the C cells of the thyroid gland. Its role in humans is unclear. In animals, calcitonin helps to regulate blood calcium by slowing down the amount of calcium released from the bones.
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Calcitonin can be taken in a nasal spray, as a shot into the muscle (intramuscular, or IM), or as a shot into the fat tissue (subcutaneous).
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Calcitonin, marketed under the names Miacalcin (nasal spray) and Calcimar (injectable), is a medication that slows the rate of bone loss and relieves bone pain.
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Calcitonin. If you can't tolerate bisphosphonates, your doctor may prescribe calcitonin (Miacalcin), a naturally occurring hormone involved in calcium regulation and bone metabolism. Calcitonin is given by self-administered injection.
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Calcitonin: - Calcitonin is a naturally occurring non-sex hormone involved in calcium regulation and bone metabolism.
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A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland. It helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood. When the calcium level is too high, calcitonin lowers it.
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Calcitonin is another drug that is sometimes used to decrease bone loss.
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Calcitonin. This is a naturally occurring hormone that increases bone mass in the spine and may lessen the pain of fractures there. It comes in two forms-injection or nasal spray.
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Although the mechanism by which calcitonin produces analgesia is unknown, historically it has been recommended for the treatment of both bone and neuropathic pain.
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Blood calcitonin test - This test is ordered if the doctor suspects MTC.
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Calcitonin, a thyroid hormone, is administered in some cases. Nonhormonal drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis include alendronate (Fosamax) and risedronate (Actonel), bisphosphonates that decrease bone resorption, and raloxifene (Evista), ...
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Treatment options include aspirin, other anti-inflammatory medications, pain medications, and medications that slow the rate of bone turnover, such as calcitonin (Calcimar, Miacalcin) and the bisphosphonates including etidronate (Didronel), ...
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Get plenty of exercise and make sure you have enough calcium in your diet. Ask your doctor about hormone replacement therapy and medicines such as calcitonin and Fosamax.
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medullary - develops in cells that produce calcitonin, a hormone that does not contain iodine. This cancer tends to spread to other parts of the body. This cancer is genetically determined, and is certain families, even young children are at risk.
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The remaining cells, known as parafollicular cells, occur singly or in small groups in the spaces between the follicles and secrete a hormone called calcitonin.
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MICHELLE WARREN, MD: They include hormone replacement therapy, the bisphosphonates -- alendronate (also known as Fosamax), risedronate (also known as Actonel), and the SERMs -- selective estrogen receptor modulators, and calcitonin.
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