What medicine does osteoporosis take

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I believe we all know the harm of osteoporosis, especially the middle-aged and elderly people are very easy to get sick. Appropriate medication can help to improve the condition. Let's take a look at the medicine for osteoporosis.

What medicine does osteoporosis take

Drug 1: calcitonin, a peptide hormone, can quickly inhibit the activity of osteoclasts, and slow action can reduce the number of osteoclasts. It has the function of pain relief, increasing activity and improving calcium balance. It has the function of pain relief for patients with fracture. It is suitable for patients with contraindications or intolerance of diphosphate and estrogen. The commonly used preparations in China are calcitonin (miacalcin, salmon calcitonin) and calcitonin (Yi CA Ning). There are two ways of administration of calcitonin: parenteral administration and intranasal administration. The effect of parenteral administration can last for 20 months.

Drug 2: selective estrogen receptor modulators. These drugs have weak estrogen like effects in some organs, but can antagonize estrogen in other organs. SERMs can prevent osteoporosis and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer and endometrial cancer. These drugs include raloxifene, a nonsteroidal benzothiophene, an agonist of estrogen, which can inhibit bone resorption, increase BMD of spine and hip, and reduce the risk of vertebral fracture by 40% - 50%, but the curative effect is worse than that of estrogen. Premenopausal women are forbidden to use this kind of drugs. When using this kind of drugs, we must be clear about the appropriate population to avoid adverse effects.

Drug 3: long term use of certain drugs, such as glucocorticoids, can enhance the activity of osteoclasts, thereby accelerating bone loss. Therefore, we should pay attention not to overuse drugs. It is better not to use analgesics for the pain caused by osteoporosis. It can be used in emergency under special circumstances, but it is not suitable for long-term use.

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There are many types of drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis, but the situation of each patient is different, and the suitable drugs are also different. To ensure the correct use of drugs can make the disease get the best treatment.