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Weekly Dose: teriparatide, the osteoporisis drug that forms new bone

  • Written by Peter Robert Ebeling, Head, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences; Professor of Medicine, Monash University
imageTeriparatide increases bone mineral density at the spine and hip.aceshot1/Shutterstock

Teriparatide is an injectable drug to treat severe osteoporosis, a condition where mineral loss causes the bones to become brittle and to fracture easily.

Teriparatide improves bone strength by stimulating the formation of new bone. It does this by increasing...

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