- Strontium Renelate Price
- Strontium Renelate Indications
- How to use Strontium Renelate
- Contraindications for Strontium Renelate
- Side Effects of Strontium Renelate
- Strontium Renelate interactions
Strontium Ranelate is a medicine used to treat severe osteoporosis.
The medicine can be sold under the trade name Protelos, is produced by the Servier laboratory and can be purchased in pharmacies in the form of sachets.
Strontium Renelate Price
The price of strontium Renelate varies between 125 and 255 reais, depending on the dose of the drug, the laboratory and the quantity.
Strontium Renelate Indications
Strontium Renelate is indicated for women after menopause and men at high risk of fracture, as it helps to reduce the risk of fracture of the vertebrae and femoral neck.
This medicine has double action, because in addition to reducing bone resorption, it increases the formation of bone mass, making it an alternative for women with osteoporosis in menopause without resorting to hormone replacement.
How to use Strontium Renelate
Treatment with this medicine should only be indicated by a doctor experienced in the treatment of osteoporosis.
Generally, it is recommended to take 2 g, once a day, orally, at bedtime, at least two hours after a meal.
This remedy should be administered at mealtime, as foods, especially milk and dairy products, reduce the absorption of strontium renelate.
In addition, patients treated with strontium ranelate should take vitamin D and calcium supplements if the diet is inadequate, however, only medical advice.
Contraindications for Strontium Renelate
Strontium renelate is contraindicated for patients with hypersensitivity to the active substance or to the other components of the product formula.
In addition, it is contraindicated in patients with thrombosis or a history of deep venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism and should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Side Effects of Strontium Renelate
The most common adverse effects of strontium Renelate include nausea, diarrhea, headache, insomnia, dizziness and eczema and pain in bones and joints.
Strontium Renelate interactions
Renelato de Estrôncio interacts with food, milk, dairy products and antacids, as they reduce the absorption of the medicine. In addition, it should be suspended during treatment with tetracyclines and quinolones, and the drug should only be started after the treatment with these antibiotics has ended.
