Raloxifene
Approved, for something elseMeasured in people, not heightBy mouthSmall moleculeAlso Evista
An osteoporosis drug that blocks oestrogen in some tissues and imitates it in bone.
A second-generation selective oestrogen receptor modulator: antagonist at the oestrogen receptor in breast and endometrium, agonist in bone. Approved for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis, and for reducing invasive breast cancer risk in high-risk postmenopausal women.
Risks. It carries the strongest class of warning for blood clots in the legs and lungs and for death from stroke, and it has never been tested in children at all.
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