Sensipar Side Effects

• upset stomach
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• dizziness
• weakness
• chest pain

• burning, tingling, or unusual feelings of the lips, tongue, fingers, or feet
• muscle aches or cramps
• sudden tightening of the muscles in the hands, feet, face, or throat
• seizures
• infection of dialysis access

Warnings & Recalls for Sensipar

• Hypocalcemia: Sensipar treatment should not be initiated if serum calcium is less than the lower limit of the normal range.
• Adynamic bone disease may occur secondary to suppressed intact parathyroid levels, so dose adjustments might be warranted.
• Do not take if cardiac function is impaired, such as hypotension, worsening heart failure, or arrhythmias.
• Hepatic impairement
• Seizures

Sensipar Treatment and Use

Sensipar | Cinacalcet is a drug that’s used alone or can be used with other medications to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease who’re being treated with dialysis.  Sensipar is also used to treat high levels of calcium in the blood of patients who might have parathyroid cancer.  This drug classification is that of a calcimimetic and works by signaling the patient’s body to produce less parathyroid hormones in order to decrease the amount of calcium in the blood.  Sensipar enhances the sensitivity of calcium sensing receptors to extracellular calcium, thus directly reducing levels of parathyroid and serum calcium levels.

In the US, it is marketed by the drug company Amgen and comes as a tablet to be administered orally.  Its taken usually once per day with or without food.

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