PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATION OF PARATHYROID HORMONE (OR DERIVATIVE) AND, VITAMIN D OR DIETARY CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT

摘要

A method for increasing bone mass in a human afflicted with osteoporosis or a similar disease which comprises administering to the human so afflicted an effective amount of a composition comprising a parathyroid hormone or physiologically active fragment thereof, or equivalents thereof, in combination with either (a) a hydroxylated Vitamin D compound, or a structual or functional analogue thereof, or (b) a dietary calcium supplement. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the necessary components are also disclosed.