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Forteo (or generic) for more than two years after a several year break
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 26 7:16am | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
Has anyone been on brand name Forteo and later the generic form Teriparatide? Was on Forteo a few years ago and now endo recommending another round of Teriparatide/Forteo (or Evenity), but insurance only covers generic form of Forteo. Would prefer brand name but am told there isn't any difference. Anyone have experience with generic Forteo?
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@hipsalve I started out on the generic for 3 months which was what my insurance at the time covered, then new insurance in 2025 covered Forteo but not teriparatide so I did Forteo, then this year back to the generic, again for insurance reasons. Physically I couldn't tell any difference. I have no idea if it will have any bearing on DEXA results but in general I don't think generic v brand name makes a difference, whether an osteoporosis drug or any other.
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@hipsalve I did Forteo for 2 years in 2016 and on generic now. Hard to say if Forteo would have given me better results, as apparently with age, we have different response? Otherwise, no real difference that I noticed. Just happy to get an anabolic bone builder that was cover by my insurance.