REMEDIES FOR BONE DISEASES

摘要

The use of drugs in which the active ingredient is droloxifene or a salt of droloxifene for the relief of bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Pagets' bone diseases, bone dissolution, malignant hypercalcemia and chronic articular rheumatism which are caused by deficiency of estrogen or the like is disclosed. Droloxifene has fewer side effects than tamoxifen and clomiprene which are known to increase uterine weight. Drugs according to the invention may be administered to animals or humans orally or parenterally.