Cinacalcet
Back to searchScientific Name: | Cinacalcet |
Brand Name: | Mimpara, Sensipar |
Company Owner: | Amgen inc |
Mechanism Of Action | Cinacalcet directly lowers parathyroid hormone levels by increasing the sensitivity of the calcium sensing receptors to activation by extracellular calcium, resulting in the inhibition of PTH secretion. The reduction in PTH is associated with a concomitant decrease in serum calcium levels. |
Description of the Drug: | Cinacalcet is a calcium sensing receptor agonist used to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease and hypercalcemia in parathyroid carcinoma. |
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