Which drugs stimulate bone formation?

Which drugs stimulate bone formation?

Frederick Singer (Director of the Endocrine/Bone Disease Program, John Wayne Cancer Institute ) gives expert video advice on: What types of medications are used to treat osteoporosis?; Can osteoporosis be cured by medication?; Are there any treatments for osteoporosis that don't involve medication? and more...

With osteoporosis treatment, there is only one drug that stimulates bone formation. The hormone called parathyroid hormone actually stimulates bone formation. This is a hormone made by little glands in your neck which controls calcium metabolism to a great extent. Part of the hormone, not the whole hormone, has been synthesized and can be injected by the patient everyday and this stimulates bone formation. We have no other drugs available in the United States that do that.