FORTEO solution for injection is a colourless, clear solution.
Each dose of 80 microliters contains 20 micrograms of teriparatide*.
One pre-filled pen of 2.4 mL contains 600 micrograms of teriparatide (corresponding to 250 micrograms per mL).
*Teriparatide, rhPTH(1-34), produced in E. coli, using recombinant DNA technology, is identical to the 34 N-terminal amino acid sequence of endogenous human parathyroid hormone.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Glacial acetic acid, Sodium acetate (anhydrous), Mannitol, Metacresol, Hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment), Sodium hydroxide (for pH adjustment), Water for injections.