Me: A doctor prescribed strontium for bone health for my mom. Is this needed? I associate strontium with radioactivity. Could this be an offshoot of the idea of hormetics pushed on the public?
Ray: There’s nothing left in official medicine besides marketing; when a market fad fails,* new ones will appear.
I failed to include this earlier:
*Osteoporosis drug strontium ranelate (Protelos) no longer available after August 31
May 2017
The osteoporosis medication strontium ranelate (Protelos) will no longer be available in the UK after August following a decision by its manufacturers Servier to cease marketing and supply of the drug treatment.
The decision, the manufacturers says, has been taken because of commercial reasons based on the drug having limited uses and being prescribed to - and used by - very few people.
This decision follows safety concerns about the drug connected to cardiovascular risks which have led to its limited use and a continuous decrease in those being treated with it. Strontium ranelate will no longer be available anywhere in the world from August 2017.
Protelos was licensed for treatment of severe osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and adult men at high risk of fracture.
Sarah Leyland, Osteoporosis Nurse Consultant at the National Osteoporosis Society, said anyone currently taking this treatment is advised to talk to their GP.