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European Calcified Tissue Society Congress 2014

Prague, Czech Republic
17 May 2014 - 20 May 2014

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European Calcified Tissue Society Annual Congress, 17 - 20 May 2014; Prague, Czech Republic

Clinical Update

Anabolic treatment of osteoporosis

ba0003s5.2 | Anabolic treatment of osteoporosis | ECTS2014

Clinical use of anabolic drugs

Diez-Perez Adolfo

Anabolic drug (AD) options are currently limited to PTH analogs. With potent bone-forming effects, AD offer marked increases in BMD. However, the demonstration of their efficacy on fracture risk reduction was possibly limited by the early discontinuation of the pivotal trial for safety concerns. Therefore, their use must rely both in the available evidence as well as in the clinical judgment for the individual patient. Indeed, potential contraindications are the first step in ...