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Re: Osteoporosis Update- another questionFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 6 Feb 2003 09:48:17 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Abby wrote: > >At Thu, 6 Feb 2003, anonymous wrote: >> >>First ,I'd like to thank everyone who kindly responded to my questions >>about my 81 year old aunt. She saw a doctor yesterday who says the >>problem with her neck is osteoarthritis , not osteoporosis. I'm >>somewhat surprised by the diagnosis since she isn't in any pain. The >>doctor gave her some exercises to do, and a prescription in the form of >>a nasal spray. She could not easily read the doctor's writing (hadn't >>yet gone to the pharmacy when I called her)- the prescription name >>begins with the letters "mir" or "mer". Can anyone tell me what this >>is? I'm also a little concerned about her doctor's knowledge base. From >>this website I received a suggestion for her to try Evista, and her >>doctor has never heard of it. Even I have seen ads for it all over the >>place. >> >>Thanks again! > >She may be referring to Miacalcin. To the best of my knowledge, this is >used to treat osteoporosis, but perhaps there are times when it's >appropriate to treat osteoarthritis. I'm not a medical professional , >but I think this drug is a synthetic thyroid hormone that somehow >regulates calcium moving from blood to bone. Hope this helps.
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>Thanks, Abby! As a matter of fact she did say the drug name had "calci" in it. But I'm still puzzled about the osteoarthritis diagnosis, and the doctor saying she doesn't have osteoporosis. Hopefully a doctor here may be able to clear up my confusion. :)
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