Calcitonin Pharmacology

Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals

Eric Christianson, PharmD; Pharmacology Expert and Clinical Pharmacist

Education, Health & Fitness, Medicine

5 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, I discuss the pharmacology of calcitonin.

Calcitonin has an indication for osteoporosis as well as hypercalcemia.

When considering drug interactions with calcitonin, recall that it can lower calcium levels which could have a cumulative effect when combined with loop diuretics.

Calcitonin nasal spray should be stored upright and primed prior to use.

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0:00.0	Hey all, welcome back to the real-life pharmacology podcast. I'm your host, Eric Christensen,
0:06.1	and you can find me at LinkedIn.com. You can check out my profile there. Eric Christensen,
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0:52.2	state as far as pharmacology goes.
0:55.5	All right, so let's get into it today.
0:58.3	Kelsitonin is the drug of choice for the podcast today.
1:04.6	Brand names of this medication, Mya Kelsen and Fortecal.
1:10.9	Now this medication is classified as an osteoporosis agent.
1:18.9	It is definitely down the line after bisphosphonates and other medications.
1:25.6	I have seen it used in clinical practice to help with pain associated with
1:33.4	compression fractures. There may be some evidence demonstrating some efficacy there. It also is
1:41.5	indicated for hypercalcemia as well,
1:45.6	which I haven't seen personally used very often.
1:50.8	With this medication, mechanistically, it works by blocking or posing the action of parathyroid hormone.
2:03.0	Now, ultimately, what that ends up doing is it results in the blocking or inhibition of osteoclast activity.
2:16.0	Now, if you remember, osteoclasts from, I think it was Lendronate to the
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