Method of suppressing gastric acid secretion by the oral administration of calcitonin

摘要

A method of obtaining suppression of gastric acid secretion in a mammalian host by the oral administration of calcitonin to the host mammal, including man, to obtain the suppression of gastric acid secretion therein. The method is useful in the treatment of mammals having grastric or duodenal ulcers or other conditions which benefit from the suppression of gastric acidity.