Positive effect of etidronate therapy is maintained after drug is terminated in patients using corticosteroids.

JP, Brown; WP, Olszynski; A, Hodsman; WG, Bensen; A, Tenenhouse; TP, Anastassiades; LG, Ste-Marie; DL, Kendler; DA, Hanley; R, Josse; JG, Hanly; B, Lentle; A, Jovaisas; G, Ioannidis; GF, Stephenson; I, Barton; S, Pack; A, Chines; R, Dias; JD, Adachi

doi:10.1385/jcd:4:4:363

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Positive effect of etidronate therapy is maintained after drug is terminated in patients using corticosteroids.

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Brown JP

Olszynski WP

Hodsman A

Abstract

Following a 52-wk randomized controlled trial of intermittent cyclic etidronate therapy in patients using corticosteroids, we performed a 52-wk open-label trial of calcium alone in 114 corticosteroid-treated patients to determine whether the beneficial effect of etidronate is maintained after the dr...

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