| Drug Name: | Calcitonin |
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| Drug Class: | Hormone |
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| Mechanism of Action: | - Inhibits osteoclast activity
- Increases renal excretion of calcium and phosphate
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| Use: | - Treatment of osteoporosis
- Treatment of hypercalcemia
- Treatment of Paget's disease
- Treatment of bone pain in cancer patients
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| Side Effects: | - Nausea
- Vomiting
- Flushing
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypersensitivity reactions
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| Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to calcitonin
- Pregnancy and lactation
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| Specialty: | - Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Oncology
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