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Forsteo Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)
Forsteo® (teriparatide): Patients with History of Lymphoma
In a patient with a history of lymphoma, take into consideration the risk of bone involvement, and the length of time the patient has been in remission before prescribing Forsteo.
Relevant
Information from Summary of Product Characteristics
Patients
with skeletal malignancies or bone metastases should be excluded from
treatment with teriparatide (contraindication).1
Forsteo
is contraindicated in patients with prior external beam or implant
radiation therapy to the skeleton.1
Clinical
Trial Experience
Patients
with a history of carcinoma in the previous five years or with a
current suspicion were excluded from participating in clinical trials
with teriparatide. However, patients with excised superficial lesions
of the skin and those with a history of carcinoma in situ of the
cervix or uterus were allowed to participate.2
There
was no apparent increase in the incidence of cancers among all study
participants treated with teriparatide compared with placebo during
clinical trials.2
References
1.
Forsteo [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland
B.V., The Netherlands.
2.
Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
Date of Last Review:March 03, 2020
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