Effekt af elcatonin kan monitoreres ved måling af relevante markører for knoglegendannelse, såsom serum alkalisk fosfotase eller udskillelse af hydroxyprolin eller deoxypyridolin i urinen.
The effect of calcitonin may be monitored by measurement of suitable markers of bone remodeling such as serum alkaline phosphatase or urinary hydroxyproline or deoxypyridinoline.