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What is Teriparatide?

A man-made form of the hormone parathyroid that exists naturally in the body. It increases bone density and increases bone strength to help prevent fractures. It is used to treat osteoporosis in those who have a high risk of bone fracture.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Osteoporosis 10 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
to re-build bone density 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Osteopenia 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 2
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Teriparatide

Nausea 2
Insomnia 1
Rash or skin problems 1
Muscle and joint pain 1
Occasional vomiting 1

Reported Dosages

  20 mcg daily 30 mg daily 600 mcg/2.4 mL daily 750 mcg/3 mL daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Teriparatide (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 2   Other: 33%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 33%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Teriparatide

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Teriparatide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Teriparatide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Teriparatide

Always
 5 83%
Usually
 1 17%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Teriparatide

Very
 1 17%
Somewhat
 2 33%
A little
 1 17%
Not at all
 2 33%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Teriparatide

$200+
 1 33%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 67%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.