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Osteoporosis Summary

Description: Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.

Also Known As: Age Related Osteoporosis; Age-Related Bone Loss; Age-Related Bone Losses; Age-Related Osteoporoses; Bone Loss, Age Related Show All >>

Networked: 18925 relevant articles (1331 outcomes, 2850 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Osteoporosis

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Diphosphonates : 154 outcomes 154 studies in 1616 results : IBA
  2. Alendronate (Alendronate Sodium) : 94 outcomes 230 studies in 905 results : FDA 18 Generic
  3. Estrogens (Estrogen) : 91 outcomes 132 studies in 1309 results : FDA 1
  4. Calcium : 87 outcomes 240 studies in 2339 results : IBA
  5. Vitamin D : 65 outcomes 146 studies in 1394 results : FDA 10 Generic
  6. risedronic acid (risedronate) : 52 outcomes 107 studies in 360 results : FDA 4 Generic
  7. Raloxifene (Evista) : 49 outcomes 152 studies in 555 results : FDA 3
  8. Teriparatide (Parathar) : 43 outcomes 106 studies in 485 results : FDA 2
  9. strontium ranelate (protelos) : 40 outcomes 58 studies in 199 results : IBA
  10. Hormones : 37 outcomes 72 studies in 658 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Osteoporosis

  1. Bone Resorption
  2. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  3. Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer)
  4. Metabolic Bone Diseases (Osteopenia)
  5. Cardiovascular Diseases (Cardiovascular Disease)
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Key Therapies for Osteoporosis

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  1. Hormone Replacement Therapy (Therapy, Hormone Replacement) : 40 outcomes 67 studies in 477 results
  2. Ovariectomy (Oophorectomy) : 18 outcomes 77 studies in 384 results
  3. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 17 outcomes 27 studies in 344 results
  4. Estrogen Replacement Therapy : 13 outcomes 10 studies in 188 results
  5. Vertebroplasty : 13 outcomes 10 studies in 132 results
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