Study of Teriparatide in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

Inclusion Criteria

• •Are postmenopausal women at least 55 years old and at least 2 years postmenopausal at the time of entry into the trial, and who have given informed consent before entering the study and after being informed of the risks, medications, and procedures to be used in the study. In addition, women below the age of 60 years with indeterminate menopause due to premenopausal hysterectomy must have their postmenopausal status confirmed with a serum FSH level \> 30 IU/L.
• •Posterior-anterior lumbar spine (L1-L4) BMD and/or femoral neck BMD measurement at least \< 2.5 standard deviation (SD) from the mean of healthy, pre-menopausal women.
• •Results of lumbar BMD (L1-L4) measurement must be available. The initial lumbar spine assessment and the determination of the patient's eligibility for entry into the screening phase will be made by the individual investigator. If the L-1 vertebra cannot be analyzed due to artifact, vertebral fracture, osteophytes, or other abnormalities, that vertebra should be excluded from the analysis.
• •Normal or clinically insignificant abnormal laboratory values (as defined by the investigator) including serum calcium, 25 hydroxyvitamin D levels and alkaline phosphatase.
• •Willing to be trained on and use a pen type injection delivery system on a daily basis for 12 months.