Get Informed: Calcitonin
Active Ingredient(s)
Calcitonin
What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of osteoporosis. Calcitonin is a human hormone that is also found in salmon. It works by preventing bone breakdown and increasing bone density (thickness).
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-19 10:44 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-20 9:02 PM
Other Names
- Miacalcin
- Fortical
- Calcitonin
- Miacalcic
- Salcatonin
How Safe Is It?
- Your Risk Rating
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- C
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 03 Jul 1986
- Est US Patients*
- 65,260
- Generic Available
- No
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Calcitonin or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Recent alerts for Calcitonin
There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Calcitonin during the past year.
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What is Calcitonin used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 430 patients that use Calcitonin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Osteoporosis | 100% | 
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How well does Calcitonin work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 430 users taking Calcitonin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 71%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Calcitonin outweigh the bad things.
- 9%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Calcitonin.
Common Side Effects of Calcitonin
iGuard regularly polls our more than 430 users taking Calcitonin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
16% of patients experience side-effects on Calcitonin
< 1% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Calcitonin
Most Common Side Effects...
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Dryness
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Dizziness
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High Blood Pressure
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= 10%
Global Patient Feedback for Calcitonin ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I've used the Fortical spray for some time now ( approx 1 yr ) to prevent bone loss and I have not had any side effects or problems related to it's use
64 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-12-03 15:53:07
Question/Comment:
I have been on Tenormin for a benign arrythmia for many years. Not too long ago I was
started on Fortical, and since that time have had a drop in my heart rate (of which my
doctor is aware). Are there any reports of drug interactions of this type? I have been
told that the Fortical can increase the affect of the Tenormin.
66 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-02-19 14:39:18
iGuard Answer/Reply:
There is no drug interaction between Tenormin and Fortical listed in the iGuard Drug Interaction System. Your decreased heart rate may be a side effect of Tenormin or it may be due to other causes. If this symptom continues, you should follow up with your doctor to discuss the possible causes of this lower heart rate and whether or not your medication needs to be adjusted.
Posted: 2009-05-12 16:58:14
Question/Comment:
After my open heart surgery, I kept telling the doctors that I was in pain. They attributed it to the surgery. Six months after surgery, the doctors decided that something else was happening. Thorasic xrays showed a compressed fracture of an old injury. Miacalcin in the nasal spray form was prescribed to treat me for loss of bone calcium.
56 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2008-09-19 12:46:06
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