Once-a-month osteoporosis pill may cut side effectsLEWIS KRAUSKOPF, STAFF WRITER
A once-a-month-injectable that contains an oestrogen and a gestagen component as active substances is used to prepare a contraceptive medicament useful at the same time in the hormone replacement therapy for perimenopausal and premenopausal women. A reliable contraceptive effect with a natural oestroge...
Three other drugs in the bisphosphonate family (marketed as Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva) are currently available and most commonly used as a once per week or once per month pill. "For the first time, women could have the option of being treated once a year for osteoporosis, instead of havi...
Once a year school-based deworming with ... Efficacy and safety of risedronate 150-mg once a month in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2-year data Effect of physiotherapy in asthmatic children--a one-year follow-up after physical training once a week ...
Significantly more women with osteoporosis preferred once-monthly ibandronate and found it more convenient than once-weekly alendronate, according to data from a 6-month, randomized, open-label, crossover study. 展开 DOI: 10.2165/00024677-200504060-00009 ...
RISEDRONATE SODIUM, tablet, 5 mg, Actonel, 35 mg, Actonel Once-a-Week and 150 mg, Actonel Once-a-Month, RISEDRONATE SODIUM and CALCIUM CARBONATE, pack containing 4 tablets risedronate sodium 35 mg and 24 tablets calcium carbonate 1.25 g (equivalent to 500 ...
Once-monthly risedronate 75mg offers a new dosage option for osteoporosis in Japan. Abstract Oralrisedronatehas been shown to be effective in the treatment of osteoporosis when administered once-daily or once-weekly in Japan. This randomized, double-blind, multicenter 12-month study was conducted to...
(HealthDay)—For men with osteoporosis, a once-yearly infusion with zoledronic acid is associated with fewer vertebral fractures and improved bone health compared with placebo, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the New England Journal
Orwoll ES, Miller PD, Adachi JD et al (2010) Efficacy and safety of a once-yearly i.v. infusion of zoledronic acid 5 mg versus a once-weekly 70-mg oral alendronate in the treatment of male osteoporosis: a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, active-controlled study. J Bone Miner ...
The efficacy and safety of intravenous ibandronate were evaluated in postmenopausal osteoporosis women in China. In this multicenter, positive drug-control