Corticosteroids: no drug prevention of fractures needed
Prescrire International 18(102): 175
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1167-7422 PMID: 19746563 Document Number: 631183
Long-term corticosteroid therapy increases the risk of fractures, which depends on the dose and duration of treatment. No drugs have been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of symptomatic fractures in this setting. It is better to keep the dose and duration of steroid therapy to the effective minimum, and to choose non-drug preventive measures.
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