Oral recombinant calcitonin might be more effective than nasal spray calcitonin in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis, according to the ORACAL trial researchers. This 48-week randomized, ...

Calcitonin, which is also known as thyrocalcitonin, is a protein hormone that, in humans and other mammals, is mainly secreted by the parafollicular cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland. Image Credit: ...

July 20, 2012 — The European equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday recommended withdrawing calcitonin nasal spray — indicated for treating osteoporosis in the European ...

Adjunct Associate Professor, Albany College of Pharmacy/Union University, Albany, New York; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Stratten VA Medical Center, Albany, New York To recognize the role of any ...

Calcitonin is a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that reduces the concentration of blood calcium level when it has risen to an above normal level. This polypeptide hormone is made up of 32 amino ...

OTTAWA, July 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Health Canada is informing Canadians that it is assessing the possibility of an increased risk of cancer with long-term use of the drug calcitonin. Calcitonin is a ...

Health Canada says a nasal spray for treating osteoporosis that contains the drug calcitonin will be taken off the market on Oct. 1 due to an increased risk of cancer You can save this article by ...

(Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Tuesday that the agency no longer support the marketing of calcitonin salmon as a treatment for osteoporosis in ...

CGRP antagonists are a new class of drugs designed to prevent migraine headaches by targeting a key molecule involved in pain transmission. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies ...