title: Effect of raloxifene on lowering lipid parameters in patients with osteoporosis.
abstract: The aim of this study was to show the effect of raloxifene on the lowering of lipid parameters in patients with osteoporosis. New investigations introduced selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), such as raloxifene, as a potent drug in the lowering of lipid parameters. Raloxifene is known as a substance that works well in preventing and treating osteoporosis. We investigated the effect of raloxifene on the lowering of lipid parameters (cholesterol and triglycerides) in 94 women who took 60 mg/day of raloxifene for the treatment of osteoporosis. We performed three measurements of cholesterol and triglycerides, at the beginning of the study and at 3 and 12 months. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured at the begining and at 12 months; spine BMD increased 2.7%. The mean value of cholesterol was 6.6961 mmol/l at the beginning, 6.060 mmol/l at 3 months and 5.826 mmol/l at 12 months. The difference between mean values was statistically significant at p < 0.01. Mean values of triglycerides were 2.153 mmol/l at the beginning, 1.970 mmol/l at 3 months and 1.680 mmol/l at 12 months. The difference between mean values at 3 months was statistically significant at p < 0.05 and at 12 months at p < 0.01. We concluded that raloxifene had significant effects on lowering cholesterol and triglycerides in postmenopausal women and that raloxifene is the best choice in the treatment of osteoporosis and moderate lipid disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Dr. Josip Bencevic, Andrije Stampara 42, 35000 Slavonski Brod, Croatia. djuro.miskic@htnet.hr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miskić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bistrović
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cosić
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balen-Jandrić
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samardzić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miskić
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D020849:Raloxifene Hydrochloride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020845:Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators; D014280:Triglycerides; D020849:Raloxifene Hydrochloride; D002784:Cholesterol