Is teriparatide FDA-approved?

Yes, as specific products: Forteo, Bonsity and other teriparatide injections are FDA-approved, by prescription, for the uses in their labels.

Checked 1 Nov 2026. The sources are below.

Teriparatide

Also: Forteo, Bonsity, Forsteo, Movymia, Terrosa, Livogiva, PTH 1-34, rhPTH(1-34), parathyroid hormone 1-34, LY333334

Status label in the Peptimes Library
FDA Approved
Routes in Peptimes
Subcutaneous
Updated
1 Nov 2026

US regulatory status

FDA approval belongs to each product below, for its route and the uses in its label. Label uses are shortened unless quoted.

  • Forteo (teriparatide) injection

    Subcutaneous

    Osteoporosis at high risk for fracture, or after other osteoporosis therapy has failed or isn't tolerated: in postmenopausal women; to increase bone mass in men with primary or hypogonadal osteoporosis; and in men and women with osteoporosis linked to long-term glucocorticoid therapy.

    Source: DailyMed label, checked 1 Nov 2026

  • Bonsity (teriparatide) injection

    Subcutaneous

    As stated on its label (NDA 211939).

    Source: Drugs@FDA, checked 1 Nov 2026

  • Teriparatide injection from other manufacturers (one NDA and several ANDAs)

    Subcutaneous

    As stated on each product's label.

    Source: Drugs@FDA, checked 1 Nov 2026

  • Investigational

    No, for the products and uses above.

    Source: Drugs@FDA, checked 1 Nov 2026

How to track it in Peptimes

Add teriparatide in My Protocols and set the schedule you already follow: days of the week, times of day and a start date. Peptimes never suggests an amount when you log or schedule a dose. Its Library entry shows the status label “FDA Approved”; the entries above give the products it applies to.

  • Logging: the amount you took and how you feel.
  • Injection sites: each dose records the site, and Insights shows where you’ve injected and how recently. It never suggests where to inject next.
  • Reminders and history: reminders at your times, Dose History, the Calendar and CSV or JSON export work as described on the peptide tracker app page.

Peptimes is a tracking app, not medical advice. Talk to a licensed clinician about your treatment. Peptimes doesn’t sell teriparatide or any other compound.

More sources

  • FDA, Drugs@FDA: NDA 021318 (Forteo), NDA 211939 (Bonsity) and NDA 218771 (teriparatide, Almaject), checked 1 Nov 2026: product, route and marketing status.
  • FDA, Global Substance Registration System, Teriparatide, checked 1 Nov 2026: its 34-amino-acid sequence and the code name LY333334.

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