NPC Archive Item: Osteoporosis — drugs or fall prevention?

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Following on from the study which suggested that calcium supplements may increase the risk of myocardial infarction in postmenopausal women, several articles, which discuss different approaches to the management […]

NPC Archive Item: Calcium supplements may increase the risk of MI

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Bolland MJ, Barber PA, Doughty RN, et al. Vascular events in healthy older women receiving calcium supplementation: randomised controlled trial. BMJ Online First doi:10.1136/bmj.39440.525752.BE (published 15 January 2008) What […]

NPC Archive Item: MHRA safety advice: Protelos® (strontium ranelate▼) linked to serious allergic reactions

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a warning about a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction associated with strontium ranelate (Protelos®). Strontium ranelate is indicated for the treatment […]

NPC Archive Item: Zoledronic acid now licensed in UK

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Update to previous Blog. As reported by Matt Robinson’s Prescribing adviser blog, Zoledronic acid (AclastaR) has been approved in Europe for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women at […]

NPC Archive Item: Annual bisphosphonate infusion for secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture reduces total fracture risk and death rate but not hip fracture risk

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Lyles K et al. Zoledronic acid and clinical fractures and mortality after hip fracture. N Engl J Med 2007; 357. Published on line on September 17th 2007. (the HORIZON […]