Individualize seniors' drug therapy to reduce risk of osteoporosis fractures.
New evidence suggests hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may not be the best option for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis after all, leaving clinicians to reconsider their recommendations to patients with or at risk of the devastating disease.
D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019468:Disease Management; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage
D004164:Diphosphonates; D014807:Vitamin D; D002118:Calcium