Some Men Can Get Anabolic Medication for Osteoporosis Years Earlier at No Cost

FDA approved clinical trials are a well established way to gain access to medications not yet available to the general public.  Most people have heard of individuals taking experimental treatments for cancers or HIV or Ebola on the news.  But there is another type of FDA trials to which we now have access.

Osteoporosis medications are first tested and approved for postmenopausal women only.  Men are 20-25% of the individuals with osteoporosis.  However, approval for men takes a separate clinical trial.  Therefore, often men have to wait an additional 3-5 years for access to a medication we know should work but has not yet been officially approved for men.

Participating in the clinical trial for men allows men with osteoporosis access to the new medication years earlier – and at no cost.  The anabolic medication Tymlos (abaloparatide) is currrently conducting a national clinical trial for men.  The intake process is detailed to be certain that only those men likely to benefit and not be harmed are included.

Cedar Valley Bone Health Institute of Iowa and North-East Iowa Medical Education Foundation are a test site for the clinical trial of Tymlos (abaloparatide) for Men.  You may qualify.  The qualification testing is all at no cost to the patient.

If you are close enough to Waterloo, IA to come in every 3 months for testing, contact us at 319-233-2663 (Shari) or 319-272-2539 (Kayla) to apply for the clinical trial.

For a bone health evaluation and treatment plan for men or women call 319-233-2663.  If you are a man needing anabolic medication we will also proceed to evaluation for the clinical trial.

Jay Ginther, MD

Categorised in: Bone Health, Clinical Trials, Evaluation and Screening, Osteoporosis