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ba0005p414 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2016

Teriparatide reduces the risk of vertebral fractures compared with standard care in patients with severe osteoporosis

Riches Philip , Calero Ismael , Ralston Stuart

Objectives: Treatment outcomes in patients treated with teriparatide were compared to standard care in patients with severe osteoporosis (bone mineral density T score of −4 or less).Methods: An observational study was performed of patients attending a specialist osteoporosis service and who were initiated on teriparatide (n=324). Patients that met criteria for teriparatide but declined treatment, were already established on a bisp...