Bone: Strontium ranelate does not have an anabolic effect on bone.

Nat Rev Endocrinol

King's College London, Osteoporosis Screening and Research Unit, King's College Academic Health Partners, 1st Floor, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, Guy's Campus, London SE1 9RT, UK.

Published: December 2013

Strontium ranelate, a therapeutic for osteoporosis, was thought to have a dual mode of action, simultaneously stimulating bone formation and reducing resorption. A recent study casts doubt on this explanation, suggesting instead that it has a mild suppressive effect on bone formation with little effect on bone resorption.

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