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Salcatonin

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Overview

Salcatonin is a synthetic polypeptide structurally similar to natural salmon calcitonin.

Indications

Salcatonin is primarily indicated in conditions like Osteolysis, Osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Hypercalcemia.

Contraindications

Salcatonin is contraindicated in conditions like Hypocalcemia, Pregnancy, Lactation, Hypersensitivity to any component of product.

Side Effects

The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Salcatonin are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Nausea, Vomiting, Tremors, Abdominal pain, Skin rashes, Flushing, Rhinitis, Tingling of the hand, Unpleasant taste.

Warnings

The possibility of a systemic allergic reaction should be borne in mind, and appropriate measures of treatment of a hypersensitivity reaction should be readily available. Skin testing should be considered prior to initiating salmon calcitonin therapy and the drug should not be given to patients with a positive skin test. The possibility of hypocalcemic tetany following salmon calcitonin administration should be considered, and calcium injection should be readily available, particularly during administration of the first several doses of salmon calcitonin.

High Risk Groups

Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers. If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.

Adult Dosage

100 IU (100 (100)) 24 hourly SC/IM — For paget''s disease 4 IU/kg (4 (4)) 12 hourly SC/IM — For hypercalcemia: If the response to this dosage is not satisfactory after 1 to 2 days, dosage may be increased up to 8 IU/kg every 12 hours. If there is no satisfactory improvement after another 2 days, dosage may be increased to a maximum of 8 IU/kg every 6 hours.

Child Dosage

No child dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.

Neonatal Dosage

No neonatal dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.

Drug Interactions

No data regarding the interactions of Salcatonin was found.

Storage

Nasal spray, Inj