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Effect of teriparatide on vertebral fracture risk factors in osteoporosis patients

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August 2014

Effect of teriparatide on vertebral fracture risk factors in osteoporosis patients

Vol: 3| Issue: 8| Number:14| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Changes in bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and vertebral fracture risk reduction with once weekly teriparatide

Curr Med Res Opin. 2014 May;30(5):931-6

Contributing Authors:
S Tanaka T Kuroda T Sugimoto T Nakamura M Shiraki

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237 elderly men and postmenopausal women, between the ages of 65 and 91 years old, with primary osteoporosis with up to 5 prevalent vertebral fractures caused by low BMD of the lumbar spine, were randomly assigned into 1 of 2 groups, a treatment and a placebo, to determine the effect a once a week administration of 56.6 microgram teriparatide had on bone mineral density and bone turnover markers 7...

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