Sondelbay is a medicine used for the treatment of osteoporosis (a disease that makes the bones fragile) in: * women who have been through the menopause; * men who have an increased risk of fractures; * men and women who have an increased risk of fracture due to long\-term treatment with glucocorticoids (a type of steroid). Sondelbay is a ‘biosimilar medicine’. This means that Sondelbay is highly similar to another biological medicine (the ‘reference medicine’) that is already authorised in the EU. The reference medicine for Sondelbay is Forsteo. Sondelbay contains the active substance teriparatide.
Therapeutic Indication
Sondelbay is indicated in adults. Treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and in men at increased risk of fracture. In postmenopausal women, a significant reduction in the incidence of vertebral and non\-vertebral fractures but not hip fractures have been demonstrated. Treatment of osteoporosis associated with sustained systemic glucocorticoid therapy in women and men at increased risk for fracture.
Therapeutic Area (MeSH)
ATC Code
H05AA02
ATC Item
N/A
Pharmacotherapeutic Group
Calcium homeostasis
Active Substance (Summary)
INN / Common Names
EMA Name
Sondelbay
Medicine Name
Sondelbay
Aliases
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