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Article: Actonel Provides Vertebral Fracture Risk Reduction in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis at Risk for Upper GI Side Effects.
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- October 18, 2004
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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium tablets) reduces the risk of vertebral fracture up to 62 percent at one year in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis who are at risk for upper gastrointestinal (GI) side effects, according to new analyses presented today at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting.
"These data are further evidence that Actonel provides fracture risk reduction across a broad range of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, even those prone to experiencing GI side effects," said Dr. Karen Hansen, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, University of Wisconsin Department of ...