Bone health
FDA-approved peptide medicines that build bone in osteoporosis by acting on the parathyroid hormone receptor.
Which of these has the most human evidence? See Best Peptides for Anti-Aging, Ranked by Human Evidence.
aka Forteo · Bonsity
FDA-approved to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men at high fracture risk, and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in men and women at high fracture risk, by stimulating new bone formation.
Strong human evidenceFDA-approved · prescription only
aka Tymlos
FDA-approved to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high fracture risk, and to increase bone density in men with osteoporosis at high fracture risk, by stimulating new bone formation.
Strong human evidenceFDA-approved · prescription only
Side by side
Doses for unapproved compounds are common practice, not trial-established.
| Compound | Main use | Evidence | Usual dose | US status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teriparatide | FDA-approved to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men at high fracture risk, and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in men and women at high fracture risk, by stimulating new bone formation. | Strong human evidence | FDA label | FDA-approved · prescription only |
| Abaloparatide | FDA-approved to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high fracture risk, and to increase bone density in men with osteoporosis at high fracture risk, by stimulating new bone formation. | Strong human evidence | FDA label | FDA-approved · prescription only |