Resumen
Osteoporosis is a silent illness until fractures appears, with a very high economic and social cost for the patient and the health system, representing a true problem of public health. Postmenopausal women have a higher risk of osteoporosis and fracture. Actually are available different drugs that through a varied mechanism of action, increase bone mineral density and reduce fracture risk. In this article we present relevant information about the pharmacology and clinical effectiveness of each one of drugs used in the treatment of osteoporosis.
Título traducido de la contribución | Tratamiento farmacológico de la osteoporosis postmenopáusica |
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Idioma original | Inglés |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 96-110 |
Número de páginas | 15 |
Publicación | Revista Colombiana de Reumatologia |
Volumen | 17 |
N.º | 2 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 01 jun. 2010 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |