Bisphosphonates are the mainstay of osteoporosis therapy. Extensive clinical evaluation supports their utility in stemming progression of the disease and in reducing fracture risk. In the course ...

But research has found that bisphosphonates offer only modest benefits in building bone and preventing fractures. And all pose risks. Growing evidence has now linked the drugs to a long list of ...

The Cancer Supportive Care Drugs Market Landscape: According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, “Cancer Supportive Care Drugs Market,” The cancer supportive care drugs market ...

However, previous observations that pamidronate treatment reduces symptoms and bone edema in patients with spondyloarthritis suggest that different bisphosphonates could have different clinical ...

“It is worth noting that another type of medication called ‘bisphosphonates’, which has traditionally been prescribed to help ...

Bisphosphonates reduce fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, predominantly via their antiresorptive action on bone, but do they also suppress bone turnover to an extent that ...

Many more are presently underway. Bisphosphonates slow bone loss, but they also may boost cardiovascular health, reduce ...

The findings of this study suggest that patients initiating raloxifene for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis differ from those initiating bisphosphonates. Patients initiating raloxifene ...

There are a number of approved drugs in the United States. The commonest ones are called bisphosphonates and the brand names of these drugs are Fosomax, Actonel and Boniva. They are all slightly ...

Why was this? Will they harm ny teeth? Dr Rosemary Leonard replies: The most commonly used drugs to treat osteoporosis are bisphosphonates, such as alendronic or ibandronic acid, while more ...

Sometimes doctors will suggest injecting a special cement into the bones if they have collapsed, or prescribing bone-hardening drugs called bisphosphonates to lower calcium levels in the blood which ...