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FDA Reported Calcitonin Side Effects: renal failure, blood urea increased, blood creatinine increased, temporal arteritis, myalgia, contraindication to medical treatment, angioneurotic oedema, anaphylactic reaction.
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Calcitonin Side Effects Report #5063071-8
Pharmacist from UNITED STATES reported CALCITONIN problem on July 25, 2006. Male patient, 39 years of age, was treated with CALCITONIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: anaphylactic reaction, angioneurotic oedema, contraindication to medical treatment. CALCITONIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Calcitonin Side Effects Report #5116354-7
CALCITONIN problem was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM on Sept 18, 2006. Female patient, 78 years of age, was diagnosed with osteoporosis, hypertension, pain, ankylosing spondylitis and was treated with CALCITONIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood creatinine increased, blood urea increased, renal failure. CALCITONIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ADIZEM, AMITRIPTYLINE, BENDROFLUAZIDE, CELEBREX, METHOTREXATE, RAMIPRIL, RANITIDINE. Patient recovered.

Calcitonin Side Effects Report #5402378-9
Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED KINGDOM reported CALCITONIN problem on Sept 18, 2006. Female patient, 78 years of age, was diagnosed with osteoporosis, hypertension, pain, ankylosing spondylitis and was treated with CALCITONIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: blood creatinine increased, blood urea increased, renal failure. CALCITONIN dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ADIZEM, AMITRIPTYLINE, BENDROFLUAZIDE, CELEBREX, METHOTREXATE, RAMIPRIL, RANITIDINE. Patient recovered.

Calcitonin Side Effects Report #5407126-4
CALCITONIN problem was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Aug 03, 2007. Male patient, 75 years of age, was diagnosed with osteoporosis and was treated with CALCITONIN. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following problems/side effects: myalgia, temporal arteritis. CALCITONIN dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

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