In previously treated women with osteoporosis, bone formation markers increased after one month of teriparatide in all prior-treatment groups.
In plain wordsTeriparatide increased bone formation markers compared with baseline in women previously treated with antiresorptive drugs.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseBone formation markers
- Study
n = 245
- Comparator
- Baseline
- Analysis
- Secondary
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 microg/d · 2 yrAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Significant increases in bone formation markers occurred in all groups after 1 month of teriparatide treatment.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The present secondary analysis examined the effects of 2 yr of open-label teriparatide in women previously treated with antiresorptive drugs for at least 1 yr.
A subgroup of 245 women with osteoporosis who had 2 yr of teriparatide treatment were stratified by previous predominant antiresorptive treatment into four groups: alendronate (n=107), risedronate (n=59), etidronate (n=30), and non-bisphosphonate (n=49).