Teva intros generic Forteo

Teva is debuting Teriparatide Injection, which is the generic of Forteo.

Teriparatide Injection is a prescription medicine used to:

• Treat postmenopausal women who have osteoporosis who are at high risk for having broken bones (fractures) or who cannot use other osteoporosis treatments. Teriparatide Injection can lessen the chance of broken bones (fractures) in the spine and other bones in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
• Increase the bone mass in men with primary or hypogonadal osteoporosis who are at high risk for having broken bones (fractures) or who cannot use other osteoporosis treatments.
• Treat both men and women with osteoporosis due to the use of glucocorticoid medicines, such as prednisone, for several months, who are at high risk for having broken bones (fractures) or who cannot use other osteoporosis treatments.

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