Calcitonin : Before Using

Calcitonin - Systemic

Calcitonin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For calcitonin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to calcitonin or other proteins. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Diet Make certain your health care professional knows if your diet includes large amounts of calcium-containing foods and/or vitamin D-containing foods, such as milk or other dairy products. Calcium and vitamin D may cause the calcitonin to be less effective in treating a high blood calcium. Also let your health care professional know if you are on any special diet, such as low-sodium or low-sugar diet.

Pregnancy care

Calcitonin has not been studied in pregnant women. However, in animal studies, calcitonin has been shown to lower the birth weight of the baby when the mother was given a dose of calcitonin many times the human dose.

Breast-feeding problem

Calcitonin has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies. However, studies in pets have shown that calcitonin may decrease the flow of breast milk.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing the use of calcitonin in child with use in other age groups. Therefore, be sure to discuss with your family doctor the use of this drug in child.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people. Although there is no special info comparing the use of calcitonin in the elderly with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people. Calcitonin is often using in elderly diseaseds.

Other drug Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.