Raloxifene - ral-OX-i-feen is using to help prevent and treat thinning of the bones - osteoporosis only in postmenopausal women.
It works like an estrogen to stop the bone loss that can develop in women after menopause, but it does not increase the bone density as much as daily 0.625 mg doses of conjugated estrogens. Raloxifene will not treat hot flashes of menopause and may cause hot flashes to occur. Always raloxifene does not stimulate the breast or uterus as estrogen does.
Raloxifene lowers the blood concentrations of total and low-density lipoprotein - LDL cholesterol, the bad cholesterols, but it does not increase concentrations of high-density lipoprotein - HDL cholesterol, the good cholesterol, in your blood.
This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form - s:
Some commonly using brand names are:
In the USA