Teriparatide Outperforms Alendronate In Treating Steroid-induced Osteoporosis
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
A recent study determined glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (OP) is now treatable with Teriparatide, a synthetic form of the human parathyroid hormone. Researchers found patients with glucocorticoid-induced OP who were treated with teriparatide for 36 months had a greater increase in bone mineral density and fewer new vertebral fractures than those treated with alendronate.
