Osteoporosis

Abaloparatide Associated With Lower Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis, High BMI

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Colby Stong

A post hoc analysis of the phase 3 ACTIVE trial of abaloparatide for fracture prevention in postmenopausal women was presented at ENVISION, the 2021 AACE Annual Meeting.

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