Randomized Teriparatide [Human Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) 1–34] Once-Weekly Efficacy Research (TOWER) Trial for Examining the Reduction in New Vertebral Fractures in Subjects with Primary Osteoporosis and High Fracture Risk
Author(s) -
Toshitaka Nakamura,
Toshitsugu Sugimoto,
Tetsuo Nakano,
Hideaki Kishimoto,
Masako Ito,
Masao Fukunaga,
Hiroshi Hagino,
Teruki Sone,
Hideki Yoshikawa,
Yoshiki Nishizawà,
Takuo Fujita,
Masataka Shiraki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-3479
Subject(s) - teriparatide , medicine , osteoporosis , placebo , femoral neck , bone mineral , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , bone density , incidence (geometry) , surgery , clinical endpoint , confidence interval , urology , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Weekly teriparatide injection at a dose of 56.5 μg has been shown to increase bone mineral density.
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