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Romosozumab

Romosozumab, sold under the brand name Evenity, is a medication used to treat osteoporosis. It has been found to decrease the risk of fractures of the spine.

Medical uses
Romosozumab is used for osteoporosis to decrease the risk of fractures. Two trials found that it reduced the rate of vertebral fracture. In one, there was a 73% lower risk of vertebral fracture after one year, and the benefit was maintained after a second year of taking denosumab. In the other, one year of romosozumab followed by one year of alendronate had a 50% vertebral fracture reduction compared to two years of alendronate. ==Side effects==
Side effects
Common side effects include headache, joint pain, and injection site reactions including pain. though this was not found in a trial of romosozumab vs placebo. The drug has an FDA boxed warning on its labeling stating that it may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death and should not be used in patients who have had a heart attack or stroke within the previous year. In a large real-world study, prescription of romosozumab was associated with less adverse cardiovascular events compared to other osteoanabolic therapies. ==History==
History
Romosozumab was approved for medical use in Japan in January 2019, the United States in April 2019 It was discovered by Chiroscience, which was acquired by Celltech (since 2004 owned by UCB). Celltech entered in a partnership with Amgen in 2002 for the product's development. The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) decided to recommend romosozumab for use in England and Wales. == References ==
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