High-blood pressure Heart disease Diabetes mellitus Obesity Acid reflux/GERD Osteoporosis Myopathy Increase in certain types of infections Cushing syndrome People taking long-term systemic steroids should be closely monitored for the above diseases, and should take medicines to prevent osteoporosis. These medicines may include supplemental calcium and vitamin D, along with medicines to prevent bone loss called bisphosphonates. Examples of bisphosphonates include alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel) and ibandronate (Boniva). Frequent measuring of bone-mineral density should also be performed in people taking long-term systemic steroids.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:42 +0000
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