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Calcium Laevulate (calcium levulinate)
Calcium Laevulate (generic name: calcium levulinate) is a calcium levulinate drug. It is currently in unknown development for Hypocalcemia.
Calcium levulinate works by replenishing calcium stores in the body.
Calcium levulinate is a small molecule drug in the calcium levulinate class, originally developed by an unknown entity and currently owned by an unknown entity. It is used to treat hypocalcemia, a condition characterized by abnormally low calcium levels in the blood. The commercial status of calcium levulinate is unknown, and it may be patented or generic. Key safety considerations include unknown bioavailability and half-life. Calcium levulinate is FDA approved for the treatment of hypocalcemia.
At a glance
| Generic name | calcium levulinate |
|---|---|
| Drug class | calcium levulinate |
| Therapeutic area | Bone |
| Phase | unknown |
Mechanism of action
Think of calcium levulinate like a calcium supplement. When you have low calcium levels, your body needs a boost to get back to normal. Calcium levulinate helps by providing extra calcium that your body can use to regulate various functions, such as muscle and nerve function.
Approved indications
- Hypocalcemia
Common side effects
Key clinical trials
- Magnesium Supplementation in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (PHASE2,PHASE3)
- Low-cost Screening and Image-guided Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) of Premalignant and Malignant Oral Lesions (PHASE2)
- Fluorescence Image Guided Surgery Followed by Intraoperative Photodynamic Therapy for Improving Local Tumor Control in Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Colorectal Cancer (PHASE1,PHASE2)
- Portable Measurement of Protoporphyrin IX in the Skin
- Magnesium Deficiency In Patients Hospitalized in Internal Medicine Wards (PHASE4)
- Effect of Oral Magnesium on Anesthesia and Postoperative Analgesia After Surgical Removal of the Lower Third Molars. (PHASE1,PHASE2)
- Gliadel Wafer and Fluorescence-Guided Surgery With 5-ALA Followed by Radiation Therapy And Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Primary Glioblastoma (PHASE2)
- A Laser Detection for Bladder Cancer by (Photodynamic) Spectra of Urine (PHASE3)
Primary sources
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| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| ClinicalTrials.gov | Trial enrolment, design, endpoints, results |
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Related
- Drug class: All calcium levulinate drugs
- Manufacturer: — full pipeline
- Therapeutic area: All drugs in Bone
- Indication: Drugs for Hypocalcemia
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