Table 1.
Secondary factors of osteoporosis.
Drug |
Aluminium |
Anticonvulsants (phenobarbital, phenytoin) |
Antidepressants |
Aromatase Inhibitors |
Cytotoxic drugs |
Glitazones (antidiabetic agent) |
Glucocorticosteroids and adrenocorticotropin |
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists |
Heparin |
Immunosuppressants |
Lithium |
Loop diuretics |
Proton-pump inhibitor |
Thyroxine |
Endocrine Disorders |
Hyperparathyroidism |
Hyperthyroidism |
Immobilization |
Inflammation |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
Inflammatory bowel disease |
Ankylosing spondylitis |
Other factors |
Alcoholism |
Coeliac disease |
Gastrectomy |
Prostate cancer therapy |