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| Drug class description : | Hormones (synthetic calcitonin). |
| Generic Name : | Salcatonin [calcitonin (salmon)] - endocrine |
| Drug description : | 1 mL ampoules or 2 mL multidose vial. |
| Presentation : | Injection, salcatonin 100 i.u./ mL. |
| Indications : | Paget's disease. Postmenopausal osteoporosis. Osteolytic hypercalcaemia of malignancy. Metastatic bone pain. |
| Adult Dosage : | Paget's disease, 50 i.u. three times weekly to 100 i.u. daily in single or divided doses by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. Postmenopausal osteoporosis, 100 i.u. daily by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. Patients should also receive 600 mg elemental calcium and 400 units vitamin D daily. Hypercalcaemia, initially 400 i.u. six or eight hourly by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection; maximum 8 i.u./kg every 6 hours. Metastatic bone pain, 200 i.u. Metastatic bone pain, 200 i.u. six hourly or 400 i.u. 12 hourly by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection for two days. |
| Child Dosage : | Not recommended for periods of more than a few weeks; see data sheet. |
| Special Precautions : | History of allergy - perform scratch test. Pregnancy and lactation. |
| Interactions : | Cardiac glycosides. |
| Adverse Reactions : | Nausea, vomiting, flushing, tingling hands, unpleasant taste. Allergic reactions. |
| Manufacturer : | Aventis |
| Drug Availability : | (POM) |
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