In Japanese patients with osteoporosis, 140 patients reported 157 adverse drug reactions during teriparatide treatment.
In plain wordsIn Japanese patients with osteoporosis, adverse drug reactions occurred during teriparatide treatment.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- Not applicableAdverse drug reactions
- Study
n = 1,847
- Outcome group
- Adverse events · Whole body
- Studied dose
- 20 μg daily · subcutaneous · maximum 24 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Patients with ADRs
- 7.58%
- teriparatide
- Patients with ADRs
- 140 patients
- teriparatide
- Adverse drug reactions reported
- 157 ADRs
- teriparatide
Source sentences
A total of 157 adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were reported in 140 (7.58%) patients; the most common ADRs were hyperuricemia, nausea, and dizziness.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
This postmarketing surveillance study assessed the safety and effectiveness of teriparatide in patients with osteoporosis at high risk of fracture in Japan.
The patients received teriparatide 20 μg daily by subcutaneous injection, for a maximum of 24 months.
Safety and effectiveness analyses were based on data from 1,847 patients who were predominantly female (92.6%) with a mean age of 75.4 years.