Some treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19.

[2greys]

Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis, denosumab, zoledronate and calcium, could have a protective effect against COVID-19 in patients who take them, specifically a 30 to 40% reduction in the rate of infection, according to the results of a joint study by Hospital del Mar, the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Pompeu Fabra University and the Pere Virgili Health Park. The study, the first of its kind in the world, has just been published the journal Aging.

The last author of the study, Dr. Jordi Monfort, head of Rheumatology at Hospital del Mar and coordinator of the Cell Research on Inflammation and Cartilage research group at Hospital del Mar-IMIM, explains that "there are indications to allow hypothesizing that certain drugs used to treat rheumatic diseases could interfere positively in the natural history of COVID-19, either by decreasing its incidence or by decreasing its progression to more serious cases". The study analysed data from more than 2,000 patients with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia and their relationship with COVID-19 infection who are being followed up at Hospital del Mar and in the Mar Health Park healthcare sphere of influence.

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Aging. Research Paper:

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[SORRELHIPPO]

It is interesting, that the initial checks were made, because a Consultant noticed he had fewer patients with problems from Covid-19 than he had expected and spoke to a colleague about this.

[Maverick2]

Osteoporosis is immune system hyperactivity disorder, thus hyperactive immune system prevent us from serious viral infection. But you cannot sell Osteoporosis.

All the drugs treat Osteoporosis are immunosuppressive drugs which increase the risk of seroious infection.

The protective effect of osteoporosis is passed as a protective effect of osteoporosis drugs as they can only sell drugs.

But know the fact that the osteoporosis patient have comorbid COPD emphysema and COPD has 5 times increased risk of COVID-19 death.

[Mavary]

Well this is the first time that osteoporosis may be of benefit to me. I’m on Teraparatide injections and calcium tablets.

It’s very interesting.

Thank you.

[Kristicats]

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I hope people don’t take calcium carbonate without discussing it with a medic as it can be harmful to certain heart conditions***