Comparison of osteoporosis pharmacotherapy fracture rates: Analysis of a marketScan® claims database cohort [PDF]
Background: Several different classes of medications have been shown to be efficacious at preventing fractures in patients with osteoporosis. No study has compared real world efficacy at preventing fractures between all currently approved medications ...
Fox, Edward J. +5 more
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BISPHOSPHONATE INDUCED OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAWS AND CURRENT THERAPIES
Bisphosphonates are pharmacological agents which are the potent inhibitors of osteoclastic activity. Nowadays, bisphosphonates are used to treat a variety of bone disease or related complications such as metastatic or osteolytic bone disease ...
Damla Torul, Mehmet Cihan Bereket
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ATYPICAL FRACTURES DUE TO LONG TREATMENT WITH BISPHOSPHONATES (CRITICAL REVIEW)
This paper reviews the evidence for an association between atypical subtrochanteric fractures and long-term bisphosphonate use. A PubMed search of literature was performed.
G. S. Golubev
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Tiludronate and clodronate do not affect bone structure or remodeling kinetics over a 60 day randomized trial [PDF]
Background Tiludronate and clodronate are FDA-approved bisphosphonate drug therapies for navicular disease in horses. Although clinical studies have determined their ability to reduce lameness associated with skeletal disorders in horses, data regarding
Gillett, Ashley N. +3 more
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Introduction: Bisphosphonates are pharmacological agents that inhibit bone resorption by targeting osteoclasts, thereby increasing bone density and reducing fracture risk.
Agnieszka Mikosińska +8 more
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Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of jaws
Bisphosphonates are used to treat osteoporosis. Paget disease of bone and other metabolic bone diseases, multiple myeloma, and skeletal events associated with metastatic neoplasms- In 2003, the first reports describing osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in ...
Geetha Vijay, Vijay Raghavan
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Effects of the anti-RANKL antibody denosumab on joint structural damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DESIRABLE study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of denosumab in suppressing joint destruction when added to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (csDMARD) therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).MethodsThis was a multi-centre ...
Genant, Harry K +9 more
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Introduction: In October 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication regarding the risks of atypical fractures of the femur, with bisphosphonates drugs.
Bander Balkhi +2 more
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Effects of Bisphosphonates on Bone Micro-Architecture of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Prospective Comparative Study. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X‐linked recessive disorder that affects dystrophin production, characterized by progressive neuromuscular dysfunction, often accompanied by osteoporosis. We prospectively evaluate the effects of bisphosphonates on bone micro‐architecture reflected by trabecular bone score (TBS) of patients ...
Wang S +11 more
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Alendronate or alfacalcidol in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with bone loss starting soon after therapy is initiated and an increased risk of fracture. METHODS: We performed a randomized, double-placebo, double-blind clinical trial of 18 months' duration ...
Ale Algra +14 more
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