Although an effect of Accutane on bone loss is not established, physicians should use caution when prescribing Accutane to patients with a genetic predisposition for age-related osteoporosis, a history of childhood osteoporosis conditions, ...
The terms postmenopausal, involutional, senile, and age-related osteoporosis have been used to describe primary osteoporosis in elderly patients. Estrogen deficiency is an important factor in men as well as women.
Primary osteoporosis is age-related osteoporosis, with no secondary causes.
Alendronate is approved to increase bone mass in men with age-related osteoporosis. Alendronate and risedronate are approved to treat men and women with steroid-induced osteoporosis.
 See also: Aging, Osteoporosis, Stroke, X-Ray, Fractures
  
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