In UK patients with osteoporosis prescribed teriparatide, median treatment use was 252 days.
In plain wordsIn UK patients with osteoporosis prescribed teriparatide, median use lasted 252 days.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- Not applicableDuration of use
- Study
n = 1,104
- Outcome group
- Treatment adherence and retention · Whole body
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- Median duration of use
- 252 days
- all patients
Source sentences
The median duration of use in all patients was 252 days.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 1,104 patients were included in the analysis.
The objective of this paper was to determine the persistence with teriparatide at 12 months in all patients in the UK who were prescribed the treatment since its launch.
Data was obtained to assess the start date, discontinuation date and reason for discontinuation in all patients receiving teriparatide since its launch.