Parathyroid hormone 50micrograms/71.4microlitre dose powder and solvent for solution for injection cartridges
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is a single-chain polypeptide composed of 84 amino acids.
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Parathyroid hormone
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NICE clinical guidance(11)
Recombinant human parathyroid hormone for treating hypoparathyroidism (terminated appraisal) (TA625)
Etelcalcetide for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism (TA448)
Hyperparathyroidism (primary): diagnosis, assessment and initial management (NG132)
Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours (HTG159)
Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy (TA117)
Minimally invasive video‑assisted parathyroidectomy (HTG350)
Chronic kidney disease: assessment and management (NG203)
Thyroid cancer: assessment and management (NG230)
Raloxifene and teriparatide for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in postmenopausal women (TA161)
The NxStage System One NX1000‑1 home haemodialysis device for renal replacement therapy in chronic kidney disease (MIB12)
Difelikefalin for treating pruritus in people having haemodialysis (TA890)
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Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
1.5 hours
Mechanism
The biological actions of rhPTH are mediated through binding to at least two dis…
Food interactions
None known
Human targets
2 targets
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
55%
Half-life
1.5 hours
Volume of distribution
40%
Metabolism
30%
Elimination
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
It may play a significant role in pancreatic function. PTH2R presence in neurons indicates that it may function as a neurotransmitter receptor (By similarity)
PMID:10913300 PMID:18375760 PMID:19674967 PMID:27160269 PMID:30975883 PMID:35932760 PMID:8397094
Ligand binding causes a conformation change that triggers signaling via guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) and modulates the activity of downstream effectors, such as adenylate cyclase (cAMP) .
PMID:30975883 PMID:35932760
PTH1R is coupled to G(s) G alpha proteins and mediates activation of adenylate cyclase activity .
PMID:20172855 PMID:30975883 PMID:35932760
PTHLH dissociates from PTH1R more rapidly than PTH; as consequence, the cAMP response induced by PTHLH decays faster than the response induced by PTH PMID:35932760
ATC H05AA03
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Parathyroid hormone
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
5252
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:9609
GeneCards
PTH2R
Guide to Pharmacology
332
UniProt Accession
PTH2R_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:9608
GenAtlas
PTHR1
GeneCards
PTH1R
GenBank Gene Database
BC112247
Guide to Pharmacology
331
UniProt Accession
PTH1R_HUMAN
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