Is it safe to continue teriparatide beyond 3 years in a patient with severe osteoporosis and atypical fracture of the femur?
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Rheumatology · U of AZ Phoenix Dept of Orthopaedics
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The original label for teriparatide limited its lifetime use to 2 years. Two years is as long as the Phase 3 trial in postmenopausal women had gone when a decision to terminate the trial voluntarily was made by Eli Lilly, due to the finding of osteosarcoma in rats. Thus, the safety data was limited ...
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