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Do you typically start PTH analogue therapy for osteoporosis at lower doses and gradually titrate up to improve tolerance and longer term use?

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Endocrinology · Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center Endocrinology
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I usually start teriparatide 20 mcg daily. It is a prefilled pen so lower dose would be hard to do but for patients who have side effects, I give 20 mcg every other day for a few weeks and then increase it to 20 mcg daily.

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