Calcitonin Salmon
Miacalcin · Fortical
A synthetic polypeptide matching the salmon form of calcitonin, approved for Paget disease of bone, hypercalcemia and postmenopausal osteoporosis. It acts against bone resorption, the opposite direction to the anabolic bone agents.
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Regulatory status
FDA approved
The FDA has approved at least one product containing this substance for a specific medical use, which means it has been through the agency review process and carries an approved label. Approval is always for named indications in named populations, so it is not a statement that any other use has been evaluated.
A regulatory status describes paperwork, not safety. An approved compound can still be wrong for a given person, and an unapproved one is neither thereby dangerous nor thereby fine.
Half-life
~58 min intramuscular, ~59-64 min subcutaneous. Half-life is an educational pharmacology figure, drawn from public sources, and is not a schedule or dosing instruction.
Storage & handling
Supplied as a sterile solution in a vial; refrigerated and protected from freezing per its label.
References
- FDA label: calcitonin salmon injection USP (ANDA 215864)
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Common questions
Calcitonin Salmon, answered plainly.
01What is Calcitonin Salmon?+
A synthetic polypeptide matching the salmon form of calcitonin, approved for Paget disease of bone, hypercalcemia and postmenopausal osteoporosis. It acts against bone resorption, the opposite direction to the anabolic bone agents. It is also referred to as Miacalcin, Fortical. It is listed here under Healing / Recovery as educational reference, which is not a recommendation to use it.
02Is Calcitonin Salmon FDA approved?+
FDA approved. The FDA has approved at least one product containing this substance for a specific medical use, which means it has been through the agency review process and carries an approved label. Approval is always for named indications in named populations, so it is not a statement that any other use has been evaluated.
03What is the half-life of Calcitonin Salmon?+
~58 min intramuscular, ~59-64 min subcutaneous. A half-life is an educational pharmacology figure describing how long the body takes to clear half of a substance. It is not a schedule and does not imply one.
04How is Calcitonin Salmon stored and handled?+
Supplied as a sterile solution in a vial; refrigerated and protected from freezing per its label. Storage conditions come from a manufacturer's own label where one exists, and a compound with no approved label has no agency-reviewed handling instructions at all.
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