The CHMP was also not convinced about the efficacy of the drug in patients with less severe osteoporosis, saying the “benefit was not so convincing” in this group. The companies say they are ...

The authors have no relevant affiliations ... risk factor for osteoporosis and this value has been adopted in 10-year fracture risk calculators. The first-line drugs for treatment of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture ... a bone density scan and spinal X-rays can help confirm osteoporosis and detect compression fractures. These ...

Therefore, there was urgent need to develop safe and effective drugs for osteoporosis that could reduce fracture risk without deteriorating renal function, she added. "Studies suggest the ...