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  • Title: Clinical Inquiry. Do inhaled steroids reduce bone mineral density and increase fracture risk?
    Author: Wheelock C, Glass J, St Anna L.
    Journal: J Fam Pract; 2012 Aug; 61(8):493-508. PubMed ID: 22871660.
    Abstract:
    No, except perhaps at high doses. Inhaled corticosteroids at low to medium doses (<1500 mcg beclomethasone hydrofluoroalkane per day) for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease don't increase the risk of significant bone loss or fracture at 2 to 3 years follow-up. Higher doses, however, may raise the risk of nontraumatic fracture over 1 to 4 years of follow-up.
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