Calcitonin satisfaction and usage data | Monitoring more than 470 patients | Drug safety information

Calcitonin - monitoring more than 470 patients

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What does it do?

This product is used in the treatment of osteoporosis. Calcitonin is a human hormone that is also found in salmon. It works by preventing bone breakdown and increasing bone density (thickness).

Last text update: 2010-12-13

Last data update: 2012-01-14

Usage:

Calcitonin is most commonly used to treat the conditions below, together with the percentage of all people taking the medication for the particular condition.

Osteoporosis

100%

General Information:

6.2: Calcitonin Average Satisfaction Score

76% of patients are at least somewhat satisfied with Calcitonin.
13% of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Calcitonin

MediGuard regularly polls our more than 470 users taking Calcitonin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM). This feedback is continuously updated for the benefit of the MediGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@mediguard.org.

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