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Is it reasonable to tell patients that Evenity lowers fracture risk by about 70%, while Prolia reduces it by around 50%?

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Endocrinology · Boston University School of Medicine

It depends on the skeletal site. A 3-year fracture relative risk reduction study of Prolia versus placebo revealed a 68% reduction in new vertebral fractures, a 40% reduction in hip fractures, and a 20% reduction in nonvertebral fractures. (Cummings et al., PMID 19671655) The relative risk of new ve...

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