Long-term oral budesonide treatment and risk of osteoporotic fractures in patients with microscopic colitis.

Mette ReilevJesper HallasMartin Thomsen ErnstGunnar Lauge NielsenOle K Bonderup

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)

No overall association between use of oral budesonide and osteoporotic fractures was demonstrated among individuals with MC. There seemed to be an isolated adverse effect of budesonide on the risk of spinal fractures, which appears to be dose related.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
spinal cord injury
combination therapy
body composition
replacement therapy
electronic health record