Osteoporosis Medications - Osteoporosis Drugs - Osteoporosis Medicines
Osteoporosis medication information, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, and warnings. Osteoporosis drug options include: bisphosphonates, bone formation agents, estrogens, parathyroid hormones, and selective receptor modulators. Some of the osteoporosis medicines are also used to treat Paget's disease of bone.
Bisphosphonates are used to treat osteoporosis and the bone pain from conditions such as metastatic breast cancer, multiple myeloma, and Paget's disease. Learn about FDA warnings tied to bisphosphonates.
The more risk factors you have for a specific disease, the more likely it is you will develop that disease. Do you have any of the risk factors associated with osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a condition which is characterized by loss of the normal density of bone, resulting in brittle bones. Brittle bones are subject to fracture. The disease process can be silent (without symptoms for decades. Do you have symptoms or risk factors for osteoporosis?
Diagnostic tests are focusing on earlier detection of osteoporosis, a disease with symptoms which can remain hidden for years.
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is both preventable and treatable. Glucocorticoids (steroids) are the most common cause of drug-induced osteoporosis.
Risedronate brand name Actonel, a drug typically utilized to combat the effects of osteoporosis, may slow joint destruction and delay the need for joint replacement surgery in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) offers 5 steps which are important for preventing osteoporosis, when used in combination. It is never too early or too late to start your prevention program.
Alendronate is approved for both the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Alendronate reduces bone loss, increases bone density and reduces the risk of spine, wrist and hip fractures. Fosamax also is approved for treatment of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis as a result of long-term use of these medications (i.e., prednisone), from NOF.
Laboratory studies show that statins have a favorable effect on bones. However, studies that have looked at whether people who take statins have fewer bone fractures than people who do not take statins have had mixed results, so it remains uncertain whether statins prevent osteoporosis, from Annals of Internal Medicine.
