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Alendronic Acid Produces Greater Effects Than Risedronic Acid on Bone Density and Turnover in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis
Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of alendronic acid once weekly relative to risedronic acid once weekly on bone mineral density (BMD), markers of bone turnover ...
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Weekly Oral Alendronic Acid in Male Osteoporosis
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of alendronic acid 70mg once weekly for the treatment of male osteoporosis. Patients and Methods: This randomised, double-blind, placebo ...
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One-Year CGM Cleared; Osteoporosis Lawsuits Revived; Chemicals and Early Puberty
A U.S. appeals court revived hundreds of lawsuits alleging Merck failed to warn patients about an increased risk of thigh ...
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U.S. Third Circuit Rejects Claims of Preemption and Allows Fosamax Cases to Proceed
1 The drug in question is Fosamax, an alendronic acid commonly used to treat or prevent postmenopausal or steroid-induced osteoporosis. The plaintiffs argue that, had they been properly informed ...
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NICE backs osteoporosis drug, but diagnosis is an obstacle
Until now, the main options for women in this category have been UCB's Evenity (romosozumab) or Eli Lilly's Forsteo (teriparatide), with older generic bisphosphonates such as alendronic acid used ...
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Defibrillator Positioning; PFA for PVC Ablation; Harvey Weinstein's Heart Surgery
(Journal of the American College of Cardiology) Osteoporosis treatments alendronic acid (Fosamax) and denosumab (Prolia) did not help with coronary or aortic calcification. (Journal of the ...