Calcitonin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Calcitonin (calcitonin systemic) is a member of the drug class calcitonin and is used to treat Hypercalcemia, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Osteoporosis and Paget's Disease.

US matches:

• Calcitonin Salmon Spray


• Calcitonin-Salmon


• Calcitonin-Salmon Spray


• Calcitonin injection


• Calcitonin nasal


• Calcitonin (salmon) Nasal


• Calcitonin Parenteral


• Calcitonin

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H05BA,H05BA01,H05BA02,H05BA03

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0009007-12-9

Chemical Formula

C145-H240-N44-O48-S2

Molecular Weight

3431

Therapeutic Categories

Calcium regulator

Thyroid hormone

Chemical Name

Calcitonin

Foreign Names

• Calcitoninum (Latin)
• Calcitonin (German)
• Calcitonine (French)
• Calcitonina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Calcitonin (OS: USAN, BAN)
• Calcitonin (Pork) (OS: BANM)
• Calcitonin (Salmon) (OS: BANM)
• Calcitonin Salmon (OS: JAN)
• Calcitonina (OS: DCIT)
• Calcitonine (OS: DCF)
• Salcatonin (OS: BAN)
• Calcitonine de porc et calcitonine de saumon (IS: DCF vieille)
• Thyrocalcitonin (IS)
• Calcitonin (Pork) (PH: BP 1999)
• Calcitonin (Salmon) (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)
• Calcitonin vom Lachs (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Calcitonina porcina (PH: F.U. IX)
• Calcitonine de saumon (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Calcitoninum humanum (PH: Ph. Helv. 9)
• Calcitoninum salmonis (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Acticalcin
  TRB, Brazil



• Alciton
  Kleva, Greece



• Alfaton
  Faran Laboratories, Greece



• Alicitonin
  Rafarm, Greece



• Apo-Calcitonin
  Apotex, Canada



• Aurocalcin
  Farmilia, Greece



• Biocalcin
  Bio-Gen, Turkey



• Biostin
  Teva, Hungary



• Brosidon
  Bros, Greece



• Cadens
  Zambon, France



• Calci-10
  Pharmathen, Greece



• Calcicontrol
  Polyhronis, Greece



• Calcict
  AC Farma, Peru



• Calcideron
  Mediapharm, Greece



• Calcihexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Calcimar
  sanofi-aventis, Canada



• Calcinin
  Purzer, Taiwan



• Calciphar
  Pharmex, Greece



• Calciplus
  Nexus Medicals, Greece



• Calcispren
  Veltipharm, Greece



• Calcistad
  Stada, Poland



• Calcit
  AC Farma, Peru



• Calcitherapy
  A.G. Therapy, Greece



• Calciton
  Pharmalab, Peru



• Calcitonin Novartis
  Novartis, Austria



• Calcitonin Pharmachem
  Pharmachem, Greece



• Calcitonin Stada
  Stada, Bulgaria



• Calcitonin Target
  Target Pharma, Greece



• Calcitonin
  Jelfa, Poland



• Calcitonina Almirall
  Almirall, Spain



• Calcitonina de Salmão Arrowblue
  Arrowblue, Portugal



• Calcitonina de Salmão Farmoz
  Farmoz, Portugal



• Calcitonina de Salmão Generis
  Generis, Portugal



• Calcitonina de Salmão Ostinate
  Grünenthal, Portugal



• Calcitonina de Salmão Sandoz
  Sandoz, Portugal



• Calcitonina Hubber
  Onko-Koçsel, Turkey; Valeant, Spain



• Calcitonina Medical
  Quimica Medical, Argentina



• Calcitonina Sandoz
  Novartis, Argentina; Novartis, Italy



• Calcitonin-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Calcitonine Pharmy II
  Pharmy, France



• Calcitonine Sandoz
  Novartis, Netherlands; Sandoz, France



• Calcitonin-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Calcitonin-Rotexmedica
  Rotexmedica, Germany



• Calciton-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Slovakia



• Calcitoran
  ASKA SeiyakuAsuka, Japan; Teikoku Hormone, Japan



• Calco
  Farmanic Chemipharma, Greece; Lisapharma, Hungary; Medico, Hungary



• Calcytonil
  Medarte Farm, Greece



• Calistad
  Stada, Poland



• Calnisan
  Gynopharm, Chile



• Caloston
  Heremco, Greece; Sanus OE, Greece



• Calsal
  Balu, Greece



• Calsaton
  Botania, Greece



• Calsyn
  Sanofi-Aventis, France; Winthrop, Portugal



• Calsynar
  Aventis, Luxembourg; Eczacibasi, Turkey; Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Caltec
  Zwitter, Greece



• Caltine
  Ferring, Canada



• Caltonin
  Bioreg, Peru



• Cibacalcin
  Novartis, Ghana; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, Kenya; Novartis, Libya; Novartis, Nigeria; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Tanzania; Novartis, Zimbabwe



• Cibacalcine
  Novartis, France; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Tunisia



• Crocalcin
  Boehringer Ingelheim, Greece



• Daivobet (Calcitonin and Betamethasone)
  Leo, Poland



• Doctadryle
  Doctum, Greece



• Farmicalcine
  png Gerolymatos, Greece



• Forcaltionin (veterinary use)
  Strakan, United Kingdom



• Fortical
  Upsher-Smith, United States



• Galcin
  Gabriel Health, Greece



• Genecalcin
  Genepharm, Greece



• Iamacalcin
  Iamatica, Greece



• Iricalcin
  Vocate, Greece



• Kalcitonin
  Srbolek, Serbia



• Kaoke
  Lisapharma, China



• Karil
  Novartis, Luxembourg



• Latonina
  Rottapharm, Greece



• Leton
  Tobishi, Japan



• Lixocam
  Med-One, Greece



• Miacalcic
  Novartis, Australia; Novartis, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Novartis, Bangladesh; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Brazil; Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Chile; Novartis, China; Novartis, Colombia; Novartis, Czech Republic; Novartis, Denmark; Novartis, Spain; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, France; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Georgia; Novartis, Ghana; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Hong Kong; Novartis, Croatia (Hrvatska); Novartis, Hungary; Novartis, Indonesia; Novartis, Israel; Novartis, India; Novartis, Iceland; Novartis, Kenya; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Latvia; Novartis, Libya; Novartis, Malta; Novartis, Mexico; Novartis, Malaysia; Novartis, Nigeria; Novartis, Norway; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, Oman; Novartis, Philippines; Novartis, Poland; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Romania; Novartis, Serbia; Novartis, Russian Federation; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Sweden; Novartis, Singapore; Novartis, Slovenia; Novartis, Slovakia; Novartis, Thailand; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis, Taiwan; Novartis, Tanzania; Novartis, Vietnam; Novartis, South Africa; Novartis, Zimbabwe; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Peru



• Miacalcic (veterinary use)
  Novartis Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Miacalcin
  Novartis, Canada; Novartis, United States



• Miadenil
  Anfarm, Greece



• Mioser
  Help, Greece



• Neostesin
  Nycomed, Greece



• Nopremin
  Minerva, Greece



• Norcalcin
  Biomedica-Chemica, Greece



• Nylex
  Proel, Greece; Proel, Romania



• Osanit
  Sopar, Greece



• Oseototal
  Novartis, Spain



• Oseum
  Grossman, Mexico



• Osivan
  Leovan, Greece



• Ospor
  Merck, Spain



• Osseocalcina
  Normal, Portugal



• Osteobion
  Centrum, Spain



• Osteodon
  Biosaúde, Portugal; CSC, Slovenia; Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia



• Osteonorm
  Chrispa, Greece



• Ostetan
  Alacan, Spain



• Ostifix
  Farmedia, Greece



• Ostoplus
  Meditrina, Greece



• Ostostabil
  Jenapharm, Taiwan



• Rafacalcin
  Rafarm, Greece



• Rothrin
  Iapharm, Greece



• Sakecalton
  ILSIto Life Sciences, Japan



• Sakecitonin
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Salcat
  Pfizer, Portugal



• Salco
  Lisapharma, Israel



• Salmocalcin
  Farmed, Turkey



• Salmofar
  Lafare, Italy



• Salmostone
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Salmoten
  A.Di.Pharm, Greece



• Salmotonin
  Astellas, Japan



• Samocalton
  Shiono Kemikaru, Japan



• Sandoz Calcitonin
  Sandoz, Canada



• Steocalcin
  Nycomed, Belgium



• Tendolon
  Elpen, Greece



• Tonocalcin
  Alfa Wassermann, Bangladesh; Alfa Wassermann, Indonesia; Alfa Wassermann, Poland; Alfa Wassermann, Slovakia; Alfa Wassermann, Tunisia; Medicom, Czech Republic; Medicom, Slovakia; Santa-Farma, Turkey; Schiapparelli, Romania; Tempo Scan Pacific, Indonesia



• Tonocaltin
  Bama-Geve, Spain



• Tosicalcin
  Pharmanel, Greece



• Transcalcium
  Verisfield, Greece



• Ucecal
  UCB, Austria; UCB, Luxembourg; UCB, Turkey



• Velkacalcin
  Velka, Greece



• Zycalcit
  Cadila Gehört zu Zydus, India



• B12-AS
  Novartis, Luxembourg



• Calcitonin Sandoz
  Sandoz, Germany



• Calcitonin Stada
  Stada, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Stada, Germany



• Karil
  Novartis, Germany

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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