Calcitonin salmon Research Reference

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Peptide hormone; calcium-regulating hormone compound Reference needs_revision Best effort · source review pending

Also known as: Salmon calcitonin, Salcatonin, Synthetic salmon calcitonin, Calcitonin salmon (1-32)

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Quick Facts

Reference Sizes

Not standardized / source review pending

Storage

For the labeled injectable formulation: refrigerate at 2–8 °C (36–46 °F) and protect from freezing.

Best-Effort Research Profile

Calcitonin salmon is a synthetic polypeptide of 32 amino acids in the same linear sequence as salmon-origin calcitonin. It is a calcitonin receptor agonist with primary actions on bone and additional renal and gastrointestinal effects.

Source review pending. This descriptive profile is shown from the available source material as a best-effort educational reference. It has not passed the full verification bar and is not a dosing instruction, medical claim, or treatment recommendation.

Research Profile

Half-Life

Approximately 58 minutes after intramuscular administration and 59–64 minutes after subcutaneous administration.

Onset

After subcutaneous administration, peak plasma levels are reached in approximately 23 minutes. In clinical labeling for hypercalcemia, serum-calcium reduction was evident within 1–2 hours of administration.

Administration Routes (Research)

SubcutaneousIntramuscular

Reported Research Effects

Agonizes calcitonin receptors.
Transiently inhibits osteoclast-mediated bone resorption.
Decreases serum calcium concentrations in responsive settings.
Increases renal excretion of filtered calcium, phosphate, and sodium by reducing tubular reabsorption.

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Research Notes

This record describes the compound and labeled injectable formulation without providing human-use dosing or treatment instructions. Common reference sizes were not treated as an intrinsic scientific property of the compound and are therefore left empty.

Supplementary research context only. Not medical advice or a treatment recommendation.

Registry Identifiers

PubChem CID 16220016; CAS 47931-85-1; ChEBI CHEBI:3306; FDA UNII 7SFC6U2VI5; molecular formula C145H240N44O48S2.

Source-Backed Observations

The marketed injectable formulation is a sterile solution. Activity is expressed in USP/International Units based on bioassay against the International Reference Preparation of calcitonin salmon.

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Sources Under Review

Calcitonin Salmon | CID 16220016
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Calcitonin-salmon (accessed 2026-08-28)

CALCITONIN SALMON injection, solution: Prescribing Information
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=7d4507aa-8e10-44a6-bc6e-3176aa8b23cc (accessed 2026-08-28)

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