The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1022
ISSUE 1022
March 13, 1998
Issue 1022
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Raloxifene for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
March 13, 1998 (Issue: 1022)
Raloxifene (Evista - Lilly), a benzothiophene that acts on estrogen receptors, has recently been marketed for prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Only estrogen (alone or in combination with a progestin) and the bisphosphonate alendronate...more
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