Abstract
Raloxifene is an anti-resorptive agent used in postmenopausal osteoporosis. This is the first report of the occurrence of clinically significant hypocalcemia following raloxifene treatment in a patient with occult vitamin D deficiency. Since vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent in the community, screening for vitamin D deficiency and its correction is advisable before the initiation of anti-resorptive therapy.
Keywords: Hypocalcemia, raloxifene, vitamin D deficiency.
Current Drug Safety
Title:Hypocalcemia Induced by Raloxifene
Volume: 7 Issue: 2
Author(s): Thuy D.T. Vu, Suresh Varadarajan, Ego Seeman, George Jerums and Richard J. MacIsaac
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Keywords: Hypocalcemia, raloxifene, vitamin D deficiency.
Abstract: Raloxifene is an anti-resorptive agent used in postmenopausal osteoporosis. This is the first report of the occurrence of clinically significant hypocalcemia following raloxifene treatment in a patient with occult vitamin D deficiency. Since vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent in the community, screening for vitamin D deficiency and its correction is advisable before the initiation of anti-resorptive therapy.
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D.T. Vu Thuy, Varadarajan Suresh, Seeman Ego, Jerums George and J. MacIsaac Richard, Hypocalcemia Induced by Raloxifene, Current Drug Safety 2012; 7 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488612802715654
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157488612802715654 |
Print ISSN 1574-8863 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3911 |
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