The Analgesic Effect of Calcitonin in Active Paget's Disease of Bone and in Metastatic Bone Disease.
In a clinical study of 25 pagetic patients, it was found that calcitonin has analgesic activity independent of its metabolic efficacy on bone turnover. A separate study in 21 patients demonstrates greater analgesia from doses of salmon calcitonin than from human calcitonin or placebo.
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Gennari
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Francini
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Civitelli
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