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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, February 2005:20:177-184 (doi: 10.1359/JBMR.041114)

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Drugs Used to Treat Osteoporosis: The Critical Need for a Uniform Nomenclature Based on Their Action on Bone Remodeling

B Lawrence Riggs, 1   A Michael Parfitt2  

1Endocrine Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester Minnesota, USA;

2Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

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There continues to be uncertainty about the classification of available drugs for treating osteoporosis. We find that grouping them into anti-catabolic and anabolic classes based on the mechanisms of their action on bone remodeling and fracture reduction removes ambiguities and provides a relatively straightforward classification.

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Keywords:
bone densitometry
bone histomorphometry
osteoblasts
osteoporosis
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