Clinical Study

Fracture Incidence, Quality of Life, and Back Pain during 18-Months Treatment with Teriparatide in Greek Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Results from the European Forsteo Observational Study

Table 1

Osteoporosis medications (other than teriparatide) prior and during the course of the study.

MedicationPast use at baseline
( )
Ongoing at baseline
( )
3 months
( )a
6 months
( )a
12 months
( )a
18 months
( )a

Any medication83.7%74.0%78.6%79.0%81.4%76.9%
Any antiresorptives81.7%34.4%6.8%7.1%7.9%9.4%
Any bisphosphonates38.0%12.0%0.7%0.7%1.8%2.5%
Estrogen/progestin therapy1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Estrogen therapy1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Raloxifene7.0%1.0%1.0%0.7%0.4%0.4%
Calcitonin65.0%21.4%6.1%6.0%5.7%6.5%
Calcium68.0%67.7%75.6%78.6%81.1%75.5%
Vitamin D53.7%62.5%72.2%74.0%75.0%70.8%
None reported16.3%26.0%21.4%21.0%18.6%23.1%

aStarted since previous observation.