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Teriparatide
Pronounced ter-i-PAR-ah-tide
Brand names: Forteo
Type: Parathyroid hormone analog (bone-building injection) · All Hormone & Endocrine Medicines
What Teriparatide is used for
- Severe osteoporosis in women and men at high fracture risk
- Bone loss from steroid treatment
◆ Kidney note
Use with caution in severe kidney disease because calcium handling changes.
Common side effects
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Leg cramps
- Joint pain
Important cautions
- Use is time-limited over a person's lifetime because of a bone tumor signal seen in animal studies
- Can raise blood calcium
How it comes
Injection under the skin. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Hormone & Endocrine Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.