Osteoporosis Drugs Don ’ t Reduce Overall Mortality

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Anti-fracture medications do not reduce overall mortality in older patients with osteoporosis, according to an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. “This meta-analysis suggests drug treatments, including treatment with bisphosphonates, for osteoporosis should be recommended only for the prevention of fracture and not for any additional reduction in mortality,” researchers write in JAMA... [Read More]
Source: The Rheumatologist - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Tags: Conditions fracture mortality Osteoporosis Source Type: research