Common Nausea, Vomiting, Flushing of face, Injection site inflammation.

Expert advice for Biocalcin Injection
Do not take calcitonin if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to calcitonin or to any of the other ingredients of this medicines.Avoid using calcitonin in condition such as low levels of calcium in blood (hypocalcemia).Calcitonin is not recommended in children under 18 years of age. Do not drive or use any tools or machines, if you feel dizzy, tired, have a headache or get disturbed vision after taking calcitonin.Long term treatment with calcitonin for osteoporosis and osteoarthritis have shown an increase in the risk of cancer in clinical trials.Calcitonin is recommended to be taken at bedtime to reduce the side effects like urge to vomit (nausea) and vomiting that are generally experienced at the beginning of the treatment.

Q. Is Biocalcin a steroid hormone/ peptide hormone/ bisphosphonate/ thyroid hormone?
Biocalcin is not a steroid hormone/ peptide hormone/ bisphosphonate. However, Biocalcin occurs naturally in the body. It is also available as a man-made polypeptide hormone

Q. Is calcitonin lipid soluble/ hydrophilic/ water soluble?
Calcitonin is a hydrophilic, water soluble hormone

Q. Is Biocalcin effective for osteoporosis?
Biocalcin is a naturally occurring thyroid hormone which is used to prevent and to treat thinning and weakening of the bone (osteoporosis) in post-menopausal women

Q. Does Biocalcin stimulate osteoclasts?
Osteoclast is a type of bone cell which carry out dissolution and absorption of bone. Biocalcin is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by thyroid gland in the body, which stops the activity of osteoclasts, thereby stops bone removal by the osteoclasts

Q. Does Biocalcin stimulate/ inhibit osteoblast activity/ stimulate bone growth?
Osteoblast is a type of bone cell which carry out bone formation. Whether Biocalcin stimulates or promotes the bone formation or resorption by the osteoblasts is uncertain

Q. Does Biocalcin cause cancer?
Long term treatment with Biocalcin for osteoporosis and osteoarthritis has shown an increase in the risk of cancer in clinical trials

Q. Does calcitonin increases calcium levels?
Calcitonin does not increase calcium levels. It is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by the thyroid gland in the body, which is used to reduce high calcium levels in the blood (hypercalcemia) due to cancer

Q. Does Biocalcin decreases phosphate?
Yes, Biocalcin decreases phosphate resorption by direct action on the kidney.