The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
| Level | Code | Title | |
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H | Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins | |
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H05 | Calcium homeostasis | |
3
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H05B | Anti-parathyroid agents | |
4
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H05BA | Calcitonin preparations |
| Code | Title | |
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| H05BA01 | Calcitonin (salmon synthetic) | |
| H05BA02 | Calcitonin (pork natural) | |
| H05BA03 | Calcitonin (human synthetic) | |
| H05BA04 | Elcatonin |
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Calcitonin is a calciotropic hormone, which inhibits bone resorption by a direct action on osteoclasts. By inhibiting osteoclast activity via its specific receptors, salmon calcitonin decreases bone resorption. |
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| Document | Type | Information Source | |
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| MIACALCIN Solution for injection | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | FDA, National Drug Code (US) |