« previous next »

Author Question: Drugs classified as ______________ work by inhibiting bone breakdown, especially in the spine and ... (Read 30 times)

HCHenry

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 591
on: Aug 20, 2018
Drugs classified as ______________ work by inhibiting bone breakdown, especially in the spine and hip regions.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

A _______________ is an estrogen-free drug that causes estrogen-like effects in the body.
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


AISCAMPING

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 347
Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

bisphosphonates

Answer to Question 2

selective estrogen receptor modulator or SERM


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates's recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.

Did you know?

People who have myopia, or nearsightedness, are not able to see objects at a distance but only up close. It occurs when the cornea is either curved too steeply, the eye is too long, or both. This condition is progressive and worsens with time. More than 100 million people in the United States are nearsighted, but only 20% of those are born with the condition. Diet, eye exercise, drug therapy, and corrective lenses can all help manage nearsightedness.

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

Systême silurien du centre de la Bohême / par Joachim Barrande Systême silurien du centre de la Bohême / par Joachim Barrande
Cytoplasmic response to a signal: the stimulation of glycogen breakdown by epinephrine. Cytoplasmic response to a signal: the stimulation of glycogen breakdown by epinephrine.
ossification of bone ossification of bone
Drugs and their effect table Drugs and their effect table
Selected Targeted Therapies and Miscellaneous Anticancer Drugs Selected Targeted Therapies and Miscellaneous Anticancer Drugs
Case of ONJ that occurred spontaneously. Note the white area, which is exposed necrotic bone. Case of ONJ that occurred spontaneously. Note the white area, which is exposed necrotic bone.
Video: Immune responses Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library