51. Calcitonin.
- Author
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Silverman SL
- Subjects
- Administration, Intranasal, Aged, Bone Density drug effects, Bone Resorption drug therapy, Calcitonin administration & dosage, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Injections, Intramuscular, Injections, Subcutaneous, Lumbar Vertebrae drug effects, Lumbar Vertebrae injuries, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal complications, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal prevention & control, Pain drug therapy, Pain prevention & control, Spinal Fractures etiology, Spinal Fractures prevention & control, Calcitonin therapeutic use, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal drug therapy
- Abstract
Calcitonin reduces the risk of vertebral fracture in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Calcitonin produces small increments in the bone mass of the spine and modestly reduces bone turnover in women with osteoporosis. No significant effect on nonvertebral fractures has been observed. Calcitonin may have analgesic benefit.
- Published
- 2001
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