Efficacy and Safety of Daily Risedronate in the Treatment of Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis in Men and Women: A Randomized Trial

M. Reid, David; Hughes, Rodney; Laan, Roland; Sacco-Gibson, N.; Wenderoth, Dietrich; Adami, Silvano; Eusebio, Rachelle; Devogelaer, Jean-Pierre

doi:10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.6.1006

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Efficacy and Safety of Daily Risedronate in the Treatment of Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis in Men and Women: A Randomized Trial

Published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research • Jun 1, 2000

Authors:

David M. Reid

Rodney Hughes

Roland Laan

Abstract

Long-term use of high-dose corticosteroids often results in bone loss, which may lead to osteoporosis-related fractures. This was a multicenter, double-blind study in which 290 ambulatory men and women receiving high-dose oral corticosteroid therapy (prednisone > or = 7.5 mg/day or equivalent) for 6...

Subject

Osteoporosis

Medicine

Corticosteroid

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