Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2016 Publisher: Essential Pharma Ltd., 7 Egham Business Village, Crabtree Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 8RB, United Kingdom
Calcitonin 50 IU/ml solution for injection and infusion.
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Solution for injection and infusion. Calcitonin 50 IU/ml is a clear, colourless aqueous solution. |
Each 1ml injection delivers 50 IU of calcitonin as calcitonin (salmon, synthetic) where one IU corresponds to 0.167 micrograms of the drug substance.
Calcitonin is essentially sodium-free, see section 4.4.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Calcitonin |
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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Glacial acetic acid |
Type I, clear glass ampoule containing 1ml of solution. Calcitonin ampoules 50 IU/ml are supplied as packs containing 5, 10, 50 and 100 ampoules. Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Essential Pharma Ltd., 7 Egham Business Village, Crabtree Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 8RB, United Kingdom
PL 41871/0008
7 May 2007
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