Strontium ranelate, a therapeutic for osteoporosis, was thought to have a dual mode of action, simultaneously stimulating bone formation and reducing resorption. A recent study casts doubt on this ...

Sept. 26, 2005 (Nashville) -- Strontium ranelate is one of the first drugs to have a dual action that both decreases bone resorption and increases bone formation, according to a study presented here ...

Strontium ranelate—which is approved for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis—has substantial structure-modifying activity and slows the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to ...

(HealthDay)—The osteoporosis therapeutic strontium ranelate (SrRan) reduces radiographic and radiological progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Three years of treatment with strontium ranelate prevents structural damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Beneficial effects on structure were observed with both the 1-g ...

Osteoporosis was originally described in literature and art hundreds of years ago. Our ability to treat this disease lay dormant for centuries, but in the past 10 years, clinical trials have improved ...

Medicines regulators are considering whether the osteoporosis drug strontium ranelate should be withdrawn, after being advised the drug should no longer be prescribed for the condition due to concerns ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—Using a new definition of radiological progression, patients with osteoarthritis of the knee treated with strontium ranelate had a significant reduction in such progression, “suggesting ...

Treating osteoporosis patients with strontium ranelate has been shown to increase the rate of bone formation 17 times over, compared with the preferred treatment. The drug is currently one of NICE’s ...

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Details concerning the Strontium Ranelate medication encompass its pricing as well as its availability in various forms, including tablets, capsules, syrups, creams, gels, ointments, liquids, and ...

Strontium is a soft, silvery metal with a number of uses: It blocks X-rays emitted by TV picture tubes; it causes paint to glow in the dark; and it is responsible for the brilliant reds in fireworks.