Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 3, 2005
...risk factor, (Editorial, p. 796.). For this group, alendronate therapy may be "justified and cost-effective," the writer says....Bone loss after liver transplants can be prevented
...nate. "The striking result of this study was that alendronate combined with calcium and vitamin D almost complet... the patients in the study, remained stable on the alendronate therapy for the first four months after transplant and showed significantly improved BMD over the ne...Common osteoporosis treatment may help men with prostate cancer suffering from bone loss
...using this therapy a once-weekly oral agent called alendronate that is commonly used to treat osteoporosis. We fo...ent developed osteoporosis. To study the effect of alendronate on these men, they were randomized into two groups to receive either alendronate once a week through...New osteoporosis medication not cost-effective compared with older, cheaper drug
... most commonly prescribed osteoporosis medication, alendronate (brand name Fosamax). While the average wholesale price of alendronate is about $900 per year, teriparatide costs nearly eight times as much at about $6,700 annually. The ...New study shows Actonel almost halves the risk of hip fractures compared to alendronate
...s likely to sustain a hip fracture as those taking alendronate in the first year of treatment. These results were...reated with once-weekly doses of either Actonel or alendronate in 'real-life' clinical practice. Results showed that at six months patients on Actonel had a 46% (p...Women on osteoporosis drug can discontinue use with no risk
...isk for as long as five more years. The study on alendronate was led by researchers at the University of Califo...ration have shown reductions in fracture risk with alendronate treatment. This was the first study to examine the effects on fracture using the drug longer than fi...Call for greater use of comparative effectiveness studies to help advance disease management
...s likely to sustain a hip fracture as those taking alendronate in the first year of treatment, according to the R...reated with once-weekly doses of either Actonel or alendronate in 'real-life' clinical practice. Results showed that at 12 months patients on Actonel had a 43% (p=...