Agoracom

In the United States, where an estimated 25 million people have osteoarthritis and 44 million have osteoporosis, participants in the study group taking risedronate experienced a noticeable drop in their CTX-II levels: 17.9 percent. The Europeans fared even better, with a 19.6 percent decrease. Patients taking the drug at normal levels and at higher-than-usual doses given for comparison experienced similar slowdowns in cartilage decline, without significant adverse side effects.