The drug Teriparatide offers new hope for osteoporosis patients. It contains a natural human hormone’s synthetic form that helps in treating bone-thinning osteoporosis. Even patients who have already been treated with Fosamax (alendronate) and Zometa (zoledronate) might benefit from Teriparatide. The earlier treatment methods treated osteoporosis by blocking the cells that break down bones whereas Teriparatide works by enhancing cells that build bones.