Efficacy of teriparatide in patients with hypoparathyroidism: A prospective, open-label study

Context: Conventional treatment of hypoparathyroidism with calcium, Vitamin D analogs, and thiazide diuretics is often suboptimal, and these patients have poor quality of life. Teriparatide (parathyroid hormone 1–34 [PTH (1–34)]), an amide of PTH, is widely available for the use in osteoporosis; how...

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Main Authors: Vimal Upreti, Shrikant Somani, Narendra Kotwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2017;volume=21;issue=3;spage=415;epage=418;aulast=Upreti