Teriparatide (Forteo)

Alternate Name: Forteo

Dosage Form: Pen

Administration Route: By injection

Drug Class: Calcium Regulator

Generic Available: Yes

Strength: 620 MCG/2.48ML

Warnings: This medicine may increase your risk of having a bone cancer. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, or if you have kidney disease (including kidney stones), parathyroid disease, other bone disease (including Paget's disease of the bone), open epiphyses (bones are still growing), or a history of bone cancer. Tell your doctor if you had a bone radiation treatment. Do not breastfeed during treatment with this medicine. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive or do anything that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. Stand or sit up slowly if you feel lightheaded or dizzy. Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

Food Warnings: When this medicine was tested in rats, some of the rats developed bone cancer. It is not known if the same thing could happen in people. Your risk of bone cancer may be higher if you have Paget's disease or another bone disease, or if you are still growing. Your risk may also be higher if you have ever had bone cancer, or if you have had external beam or implant radiation treatment on your bones. Make sure your doctor knows if you have ever had any of these bone conditions or treatments., You are more likely to get dizzy, lightheaded, or have a pounding heartbeat when you first start using this medicine. Sit or lie down if this happens. Call your doctor if these side effects do not go away, or get worse., This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy. Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert., Some medicines can affect how teriparatide works. Tell your doctor if you are using digoxin., Make sure your doctor knows if you have hypercalcemia (high levels of calcium in your blood), or if you have a disease that may cause you to have hypercalcemia, such as hyperparathyroidism (overactive parathyroid gland)., Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results., Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.