Article: Pharmacology Update: Risedronate (Actonel)-A New Weekly Option for Osteoporosis.(Drug overview)

Article: Actonel Provides Vertebral Fracture Risk Reduction in Women with ...
PR Newswire;  October 18, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... only marketed bisphosphonate with upper GI events comparable to placebo in ... exclude patients at risk for GI side effects. About the Analyses Data for ... trials included patients at risk of upper GI side effects (those with past or active GI ...

Article: AstraZeneca's Nexium -esomeprazole- the first PPI proven to ...
Business Wire;  June 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... life in patients with upper GI symptoms associated with ... and NSAID-associated upper GI symptoms compared with ... treatment without unpleasant side effects," commented Dr Hawkey ... of NSAID-associated upper GI symptoms as esomeprazole ...

Article: Alendronate Not Tied to Serious Upper GI Events.
OB GYN News;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... secondary analysis of upper GI safety data from the ... alendronate due to an upper GI adverse event (other ... discontinuation due to an upper GI adverse event during ... convenience and fewer GI side effects than the standard 10 ...

Article: Alendronate Does Not Raise Risk of Serious Upper GI ...
Family Practice News;  February 15, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... secondary analysis of upper GI safety data from the ... alendronate due to an upper GI adverse event (other ... discontinuation due to an upper GI adverse event during ... convenience and fewer GI side effects than the standard 10 ...

Article: Trial shows Prexige reduces incidence of upper GI ...
Clinical Trials Week;  September 13, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... the incidence of definite or probable upper GI ulcer complications (p=0.0001 ... significantly reduced the incidence of upper GI ulcer complications in those patients ... significantly reduced the incidence of upper GI ulcer complications by 66% versus the ...

Article: Add an acid blocker to prevent aspirin therapy complications: ...
Heart Advisor;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... online Aug. 6 in the journal Neurology, showed that limiting upper GI bleeding is especially important after a stroke. In total ... Cytotec, a mucosal protective agent) is rarely used due to side effects. In general, proton pump inhibitors are extremely safe and ...

Article: New Data from 20 Studies with More Than 17,000 Patients Showed a ...
Business Wire;  October 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... studies, those taking VIOXX experienced significantly fewer upper-GI adverse events than those taking widely prescribed non-selective ... mg once daily significantly reduced the risk of serious GI side effects by more than half compared to the NSAID naproxen (500 mg ...