Hyperparathyroidism : Drugs
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Calcium is a mineral that is found naturally in foods. Calcium is necessary for many
normal functions of the body, especially bone formation and maintenance. Calcium can also bind
to other minerals (such as phosphate) and aid in their removal from the body.
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Calcitonin is a man-made form of a hormone that occurs naturally in the thyroid gland.
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Calcitonin is a test that measures the amount of the hormone calcitonin in the blood.
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Calcitonin is a hormone involved in regulating calcium metabolism. The hormone calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland.
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Polypeptide hormone secreted by parafollicular cells (C cells) of thyroid gland; acts predominantly on bone to lower serum calcium concentration and inhibit bone resorption.
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Calcimimetic agent; increases sensitivity of calcium-sensing receptors on parathyroid glands to extracellular calcium, resulting in decreased serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium concentrations.
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Ergocalciferol is vitamin D2. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from
the stomach and for the functioning of calcium in the body.
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A vitamin D analog.
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Calcitonin is a man-made form of a hormone that occurs naturally in the thyroid gland.
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A sulfonamide, loop-type diuretic and antihypertensive agent.
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Furosemide is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too
much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine.
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Psyllium is a bulk-forming laxative. It absorbs liquid in the intestines and makes a bulky, softer
stool which is easier to pass.
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Simethicone allows gas bubbles in the stomach and intestines to come together more
easily, which allows for easier passage of gas.
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Loperamide slows the rhythm of digestion so that the small intestines have more time to
absorb fluid and nutrients from the foods you eat.
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Cellulose derivatives (methylcellulose), calcium polycarbophil, malt soup extract, and psyllium preparations are bulk-forming laxatives.
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Psyllium is a seed used for medicinal purposes taken from the common fleawort, Plantago psyllium . There are about 250 species of the genus Plantago found worldwide; they belong to the Plantaginaceae family.
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Cinacalcet is an agent that increases the sensitivity of the parathyroid gland to calcium in the
body. This causes a decrease in levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphorous in
the body.
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