LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a literature-based algorithm for use in the public health care system

Caires, Ellen Luz Pereira; Bezerra, Mailze Campos; Junqueira, Ana Flávia Torquato de Araújo; Fontenele, Sheila Márcia de Araújo; Andrade, Silvana Cristina de Albuquerque; d'Alva, Catarina Brasil.

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (3), 2017

ABSTRACT Bisphosphonates are considered first-line agents in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis based on extensive experience of use, safety, and proven efficacy in reducing vertebral, non-vertebral and femur fractures. However, post-marketing reports based on the treatment of millions of patie...

Algoritmos, Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/economía, Osteonecrosis de los Maxilares Asociada a Difosfonatos/prevención & control, Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea/economía, Conservadores de la Densidad Ósea/uso terapéutico, Brasil, Toma de Decisiones Clínicas/métodos, Análisis Costo-Beneficio, Difosfonatos/economía, Difosfonatos/uso terapéutico, Programas Nacionales de Salud, Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/complicaciones, Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/tratamiento farmacológico, Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/economía, Fracturas Osteoporóticas/inducido químicamente, Fracturas Osteoporóticas/economía, Fracturas Osteoporóticas/prevención & control, Factores de Riesgo

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of paricalcitol versus calcitriol for the treatment of SHPT in dialytic patients from the SUS perspective

Abstract Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a consequence of chronic kidney disease. The treatment at the Brazilian Unified Heath System (SUS) is performed with calcitriol, a drug which favors hypercalcemia and/or hyperphosphatemia, hindering the control of SHPT. Another option is par...