Strontium ranelate has risks though. Doctors can prescribe it only for postmenopausal women and for men with severe osteoporosis who can’t take other drugs. It’s also not for people who: ...

Strontium is a metal in group IIA of the periodic table with atomic number 38, an atomic weight of 87.62, and a density of 2.6 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 768 C, and it boils at 1380 C. The ...

Osteoporosis medications assessed by the study investigators included several bisphosphonates (for example, alendronate, clodronate and etidronate); raloxifene; strontium ranelate; and parathyroid ...

Postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of age. Clinical data on this first group of patients are very scarce because of difficulties in fracture risk assessment, owing to the lack of reliable ...