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Calcitonin

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alison28608
alison28608

hi everyone. Has anyone heard of, or had experience of this. Not even sure if I have spelt it correctly. I have heard it is used to treat steroid induced osteoporosis and is a nasal spray. It also builds bone mass in the spine, but not in the hips. Another mystery to me. Also, is it new, or has it been available for a while? 

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  • Anhaga
    Anhaga alison28608

    Posted

    The Wikipedia article is quite interesting.  Appears to have been first described in 1962 so it's been around for a while.  It's also called thyrocalcitonin.

    • alison28608
      alison28608 Anhaga

      Posted

      It seems to have a few other names. I just wondered if it would be something that might be benificial to our members who have digestive problems
  • dida59708
    dida59708 alison28608

    Posted

    I have used it,Allison.

    But not the spray,injections in the belly.

    It did zero effect on me.

    It was expensive here in Bulgaria and later they told me it causes cancer.

    • alison28608
      alison28608 dida59708

      Posted

      I know it can be given by injection but I havent seen anything saying it causes cancer. Interesting though.

       

    • dida59708
      dida59708 alison28608

      Posted

      Articles here say it's forbidden in Canada.

      Yes it has various names.

      Miacalcik is one of them.

      I had gut problems regardless.

    • Anhaga
      Anhaga dida59708

      Posted

      That's interesting.  I found this on the osteoporosis canada website - The Potential Cancer Risk with Long-Term Use of Calcitonin-containing Drugs

      In 2012, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) reviewed the benefits and risks of taking this medication and noted that a small increased risk of cancer has been seen with long term use of calcitonin. In July 2013, Health Canada decided to withdraw all nasal spray calcitonin products from the market following a review of the safety and effectiveness data for synthetic calcitonin.  Calcitonin does not have a very potent anti-osteoporosis effect, and does not decrease the risk of hip or nonspine fractures. For this reason, Osteoporosis Canada has previously advised that it not be used as a first line treatment for osteoporosis. People taking nasal calcitonin for osteoporosis should speak to their physician regarding a  switch to an alternative product. 

    • alison28608
      alison28608 Anhaga

      Posted

      This is one of the great advantages of having people from all over the world contributing to this forum. That was very helpful. Thanks.
    • alison28608
      alison28608 dida59708

      Posted

      Thanks for your input. The info I found, said it had few side effects, but we are all different.
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