BONSITY (teriparatide)


Drug overview for BONSITY (teriparatide):

Generic name: TERIPARATIDE (TER-i-PAR-a-tide)
Drug class: Osteoporosis Agents
Therapeutic class: Endocrine

Teriparatide, a biosynthetic (recombinant DNA origin) peptide fragment of human parathyroid hormone (parathormone, PTH), is an osteoanabolic agent.

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The following indications for BONSITY (teriparatide) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Osteoporosis in male patient
Osteoporosis in postmenopausal woman at high risk for fracture


Professional Synonyms:
Glucocorticoid hormone-induced osteoporosis
Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis
Glycocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Osteoporosis in men
Postmenopausal osteoporosis in woman with high fracture risk
Postmenopausal osteoporosis with high fracture risk