TORONTO AFX - Procter & Gamble and Sanofi Aventis said a recent phase III trial on osteoporosis drug risedronate found a statistically significant 4.5 pct increase in bone density in men.
'In the trial ... patients treated with risedronate experienced statistically significant improvements in lumbar spine bone mineral density at all time points measured, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months,' the two groups said.
They added that: 'Overall, risedronate was well-tolerated, and adverse events were generally similar between patients receiving risedronate and patients receiving placebo.'
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