Bisphosphonates are currently the medication of choice for both prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Teriparatide has been shown to be better than alendronate and might ...

Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

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 ...

known as osteoporosis, which makes them frail and vulnerable to falls. But the researchers from John Hopkins University said adults of all ages taking the drug should discuss the risks with their ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Nesta Babbage has been prescribed the new drug and said it could improve her life New research has confirmed women who take a new anti-osteoporosis drug could increase their risk of a heart attack.