Abaloparatide for osteoporosis
(TymlosTM):
a recombinant DNA copy of the entire human parathyroid hormone.
Rx: 80 micrograms SQ daily. Lifetime treatment limit of all parathyroid analogs total: 2 years
Abaloparatide increases bone formation for treating established osteoporosis.
Initial treatment with abaloparatide may result in greater vertebral fracture reduction compared with alendronate in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis 1).
Sequential therapy using ABL/alendronate (ALN) may be cost effective compared with generic ALN monotherapy in US men aged ≥ 50 years at high fracture risk, especially in those aged ≥ 60 years. Unbranded teriparatide (TPTD)/ALN and no treatment were dominated interventions (less QALY, more costs) compared with ABL/ALN or ALN monotherapy 2)
Have not yet been studied in the chronic glucocorticoid population 3).