In August, the FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee backed two treatment indications for denosumab (for bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporosis and in hormone ablation therapy for ...

The elderly population is at risk for polypharmacy and, therefore, also at risk for drug-induced osteoporosis (DIOP). Epidemiologic studies provide valuable information about medications that may ...

Patients have told ABC NEWS they're concerned about a lack of informed consent over Australia's most common osteoporosis drug ...

Mechanism of Action Most of the DIOP with antiepileptic medications has been associated ... in patients deemed to be at high risk for osteoporosis. Because certain antiepileptic medications ...

said it was a highly effective and safe drug. He said many patients also found it far easier to tolerate than other osteoporosis drugs like oral bisphosphonates, which can cause digestive upset.

Osteoporosis is a disabling skeletal disorder that is characterized by decreased bone strength, predisposing patients to increased risk of bone fracture. Peak bone mass (maximum bone strength and ...

Alison Smith, who was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2011, told BBC R4's Today programme the new treatment would make a "big difference" to many patients who are "reluctant" to take medication ...

Most conventional anti-osteoporosis medications are contraindicated in CKD patients because they may worsen renal function. Therefore, there was urgent need to develop safe and effective drugs for ...

“We believe this study provides the first clinical evidence of safe and successful delivery of the osteoporosis drug teriparatide through an oral robotic pill,” said Arvinder Dhalla, who leads ...

Servier is to abandon its osteoporosis drug, Protelos/Osseor, following safety restrictions imposed by EU regulators three years ago. The company says sales of Protelos (strontium ranelate ...