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Teriparatide can help make your bones stronger and reduce your risk of broken bones, especially spinal fractures.
Bones are made up of living tissue. The inside of our bones is constantly being broken down and rebuilt by specialist bone cells. As long as this process is in balance, your bones should stay healthy and strong.
But if the process becomes out of balance, our bodies can start to break down more bone than we build. This can cause the bones to become weaker and more likely to break easily.
Teriparatide can help restore the balance and make your bones stronger. It contains a hormone called parathyroid. Parathyroid hormone is made by the body to help control calcium levels in the blood. Teriparatide acts like or 'mimics' parathyroid hormone inside your bones. It works by stimulating the cells that build bone. This is different to how other osteoporosis drug treatments work.
You may still break a bone while taking teriparatide. If this happens, it doesn't necessarily mean the drug isn't working. No medication can stop all fractures, but taking teriparatide will make them much less likely.
Teriparatide isn't a pain-relieving medicine, so it won't reduce the pain caused by broken bones. But there are other treatments and ways to manage pain.
Teriparatide may be suitable if you have osteoporosis. You might be offered it as a first treatment if you have had many spinal fractures or are at a high risk of breaking another bone. This will usually be after you've already tried a different drug treatment for your bones, or if other drugs aren't suitable for you.
It is licensed for use in women who have been through the menopause, and for men. Doctors will occasionally offer it to younger women.
You will be prescribed teriparatide by a specialist at a hospital.
Teriparatide may not be suitable if you:
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