Tag Archives: fractures

November, 2017

10 November
Forteo Reduced Risk for New Vertebral and Clinical Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Severe Osteoporosis

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced new data showing that treatment with FORTEO® for 24 months was associated with significantly fewer vertebral and clinical fractures (a composite of painful vertebral and non-vertebral fractures) compared with risedronate, a widely used oral bisphosphonate, in …
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18 July
Fewer Older Women with Hip Fractures Receive Osteoporosis Care

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Fewer than 1 in 5 older women who break their hip have at least one of the recommended osteoporosis screening tests or treatments within six months, according to a new AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) study. Women ages 80 and older who break a …
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22 February
Amgen, UCB Osteoporosis Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage Trial

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and BRUSSELS, Feb. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) today announced top-line results from the Phase 3 placebo-controlled FRActure study in postmenopausal woMen with ostEoporosis (FRAME). These data showed FRAME met the co-primary endpoints by reducing the incidence of new vertebral fracture through …
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