Natpara

Active Ingredient(s): Parathyroid Hormone
FDA Approved: * January 23, 2015
Pharm Company: * NPS PHARMS INC
Category: Thyroid

Recombinant human parathyroid hormone, sold under the brand names Preotact and Natpara, is an artificially manufactured form of the parathyroid hormone used to treat hypoparathyroidism.[1][2][4][5] Recombinant human parathyroid hormone is used in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of osteoporotic fractures.[3] A significant reduction in the incidence of vertebral fractures has been ... [wikipedia]

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