Forteo Not a Substitute for Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements, Study Finds
Routine use of Forteo (teriparatide), a synthetic parathyroid hormone fragment, appears unlikely to effectively substitute for calcium and vitamin D supplements among people with chronic hypoparathyroidism, according to the results of a Phase 3 trial. The findings were published in a study, “Chronic hypoparathyroidism and…