Teriparatide
Approved, for something elseMeasured in people, not heightBy injectionPeptide
An injected osteoporosis drug made from a fragment of parathyroid hormone.
PTH(1–34), and an adult osteoporosis injection. Abaloparatide derives from PTHrP(1–34) instead: same receptor, different peptides, different conformational bias.
Risks. Its label says to avoid it in anyone whose growth plates are still open, because of bone cancer risk, and it is not approved for children.
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