Osteoporosis in elderly is a worldwide problem with high cost on health care systems Prevention of osteoporosis and its associated fractures, improves quality of life, and reduces the financial burden of treatment costs. Standard treatment regimen includes bisphosphonate, calcium, and Vitamin D3. In this paper we have studied the eect of daily administration Vitamin C on osteoporosis improvement.
In this study we have shown that Vitamin C, an aordable drug, in combination with standard therapy of osteoporosis; calcium carbonate tablets (500 mg) 3 times daily, alendronate tablet (70 mg) weekly, and Vitamin D3 injection(600 000IU )monthly, has positive eect on increase of BMD in osteoporosis Vitamin B12 deficiency may be an important modifiable risk factor for osteoporosis.
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