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Romosozumab, sold under the brand name Evenity (/ ɪ ˈ v ɛ n ɪ t i / ih-VENN-ih-tee or with the pin-pen merger, / ɪ ˈ v ɪ n ɪ t i / ih-VINN-ih-tee), is a medication used to treat osteoporosis. [7] [8] It has been found to decrease the risk of fractures of the spine. [7] Common side effects include headache, joint pain, and injection site ...
Abaloparatide, sold under the brand name Tymlos among others, is a parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) analog medication used to treat osteoporosis. [2] It is an anabolic (i.e., bone growing) agent. [4] The most common side effects include hypercalciuria (high calcium levels in the urine) and dizziness. [3]
Zoledronic acid, also known as zoledronate and sold under the brand name Zometa among others, [7] by Novartis among others, is a medication used to treat a number of bone diseases. [3] These include osteoporosis , high blood calcium due to cancer , bone breakdown due to cancer, Paget's disease of bone [ 3 ] and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
In large studies, women taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis have had unusual fractures ("bisphosphonate fractures") in the femur (thigh bone) in the shaft (diaphysis or sub-trochanteric region) of the bone, rather than at the femoral neck, which is the most common site of fracture. However, these fractures are rare (12 in 14,195 women ...
Teriparatide, sold under the brand name Forteo, is a form of parathyroid hormone (PTH) consisting of the first 34 amino acids, which is the bioactive portion of the hormone. [13] It is an effective anabolic (promoting bone formation) agent [15] used in the treatment of some forms of osteoporosis.
Pages in category "Osteoporosis drugs" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abaloparatide; D.
Alendronic acid, sold under the brand name Fosamax among others, is a bisphosphonate medication used to treat osteoporosis and Paget's disease of bone. [4] It is taken by mouth. [4] Use is often recommended together with vitamin D, calcium supplementation, and lifestyle changes. [4]
Osteoporosis, including drug- and cancer-related osteoporosis, giant cell tumour of bone and hypercalcaemia of malignancies: Hypercholesterolaemia, cataract, urinary retention, hypocalcaemia, osteonecrosis of the jaw and anaphylaxis. Gemtuzumab ozogamicin: IV: CD33 antibody that induces apoptosis of the tagged cell. Acute myeloid leukaemia