Many drugs and supplements can cause bone loss

August 2004

Many drugs and supplements can cause bone loss.

Phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, and primidone accelerate bone loss in elderly women by 70% to 80%.

These antiepileptic drugs also lower bone mineral density in younger people.

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