Fosamax and other bisphosphonate drugs have been used for a long time to treat osteoporosis. In the past I have not been excited about their use because they improve test results better than they reduce fractures. They also cause GI and musculoskeletal side effects. Recent reports indicate that they might inhibit the calcification of arteries, and the Women’s Health Initiative in Harvard reports that after several years of use, women had a 32% less incidence of breast cancer. That sounds awfully good to me. Side benefits like that are hard to find.
See Family Practice News (click here), January, 2010, p. 1,5.
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