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Calcitonin is dosed at 1.5 IU/kg SC q8h in ball pythons, per Carpenter JW, Klaphake E, Gibbons PM, et al. Reptile formulary. In: Divers SJ, Stahl SJ, eds. Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed., Elsevier, St. Louis, MO; 2019:1191-1211. — Mined from Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary, 6th Ed, p.260 (2026-08-01, PENDING REVIEW). Verify against current literature before clinical use.
Added 2026-08-04 by the book-verification programme. Drug identity independently confirmed as distinct from every existing formulary entry. Source opened: Carpenter's Exotic Animal Formulary 6th Ed, p.260 (Table 4.8, Hormones and Steroids Used in Reptiles); corroborated p.461 (birds), p.711, p.1065; Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook 9th Ed 'Calcitonin' / 'Calcitonin Salmon' monograph, corpus p.196-197. Class as printed in source: Polypeptide calcium-regulating hormone (calcitonin salmon); antiresorptive/antihypercalcemic — inhibits osteoclastic bon
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