The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1207
ISSUE 1207
April 25, 2005
Issue 1207
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Alendronate and Risedronate
April 25, 2005 (Issue: 1207)
A 10-year study of daily oral alendronate (Fosamax) and a 7-year study of daily oral risedronate (Actonel) indicate that both drugs maintained increases in bone mineral density (BMD) and decreases in markers of bone remodeling throughout the study...more
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