Osteoporosis

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Risks, Benefits of Long-Term Drug Therapy for Osteoporosis Reviewed

Long-term osteoporosis drug therapy reduces fracture risk in women but may increase risk for rare adverse events, and research gaps surround use of long-term drug therapies for osteoporotic fracture prevention.

Low Rates of Osteoporosis Screening in Patients With Recent Stroke Despite High Fracture Risk

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Rachael Beairsto Editor

Rates of osteoporosis screening and treatment are low in patients with recent stroke despite elevated risk for low-trauma fracture.

Ultrasound-Measured Cortical Bone Porosity Linked to Nontraumatic Fracture in Postmenopausal Women

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Sheila Jacobs

Cortical bidirectional axial transmission measurements may be useful for fracture risk assessment in postmenopausal women.

Abaloparatide Significantly Reduces Fracture Risk in Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

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Amit Akirov, MD

A meta-analysis showed that abaloparatide treatment reduces the risk for vertebral, nonvertebral, and wrist fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis compared with placebo or other medical treatments.

Outcomes of FRAX-Predicted Risk Treatment Thresholds in Women

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Amit Akirov, MD

Participants included in the study were women aged 40 and older, with a baseline bone mineral density measure after 1996, and with at least a 5-year follow-up.

Oral Contraceptives Offer Some Protection Against Bone Loss in Anorexia Nervosa

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Hannah Dellabella

For young women with anorexia nervosa, oral contraceptives may limit bone loss.

Most Osteoporosis Guidelines Do Not Discuss Patient Beliefs, Preferences

Less than 40 percent of osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines include any mention of patients’ beliefs, values, or preferences.

FDA Approves First-in-Class Sclerostin-Inhibitor for Postmenopausal Women at High Risk for Fracture

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Diana Ernst, RPh

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg; Amgen) injection for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk for fracture, defined as a history of osteoporotic fracture, or multiple risk factors for fracture; or patients who have failed or are intolerant to other available osteoporosis therapies.

Treatments for Preventing Fracture in Postmenopausal Women Compared

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Diana Ernst, RPh

Overall, treatments that were associated with the greatest relative risk reduction in fragility fractures included teriparatide, abaloparatide, denosumab, romosozumab and most bisphosphonate.

Rapid Bone Mineral Density Declines Increase Vertebral Fracture Risk in COPD

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Brandon May

In elderly patients with COPD, rapid decline in bone mineral density is associated with an increased risk for vertebral fracture.

Bypass Surgery Reduces Micronutrients Related to Bone Metabolism in Obese Patients

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Roxanne Nelson, BSN, RN

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass worsens the inadequacy of micronutrients related to bone metabolism and is associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism and low bone mineral density values, particularly in adolescent patients.