Assertion: calcitonin | /r/CapableOf | decrease bone pain
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text: Calcitonin is given in hypercalcemia (high blood calcium) to lower the calcium level; in osteoporosis to increase bone density and decrease the risk of a fracture; and in Paget disease to decrease bone turnover and bone pain.
text: Some physicians have reported that calcitonin may decrease bone pain associated with osteoporotic fractures.
text: Calcitonin is given in hypercalcemia (high blood calcium) to lower the calcium level; in osteoporosis to increase bone density and decrease the risk of a fracture; and in Paget disease to decrease bone turnover and bone pain.