Increases in femoral neck bone mineral density have been reported in postmenopausal women, though no significant effect was observed in postmenopausal women
taking alendronate.
Not exact matches
The group with matched controls, which also consisted of 1802 people,
took prednisolone tablets, but did not receive the protective
alendronate treatment.
The association between
alendronate use and hip fracture risk was maintained in patients
taking both medium - and high - dose prednisolone (eTable 13 in the Supplement).
The women
taking bisphosphonates, namely Fosamax (
alendronate), had a 32 percent reduction in their rate of invasive breast cancer compared to women who were not
taking one of these drugs.