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The Newest Drugs for the Treatment of Osteoporosis
Calcitonin Calcitonin is a hormone which is naturally produced in the thyroid. Calcitonin is a powerful inhibitor of osteoclastic activity (the cells which continuously reabsorb bone: see our page on this). When given to patients wit
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