As sometimes happens in medicine, a drug that addresses one health problem is found to have additional benefits. For years, people took aspirin for pain relief, and then it was later discovered to also help your heart. It has happened again — this time with EVISTA.
In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, EVISTA provides 2 health benefits in 1: reducing the risk of fractures due to osteoporosis and reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer. EVISTA is the only osteoporosis medicine indicated to do both in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
How Can EVISTA Reduce 2 Health Risks?
EVISTA is a different kind of medicine than other osteoporosis treatments. And it works differently in your body. As with any medication, individual results may vary, and should be discussed with your healthcare professional.
EVISTA is NOT a hormone, like estrogen. It's called an estrogen agonist/antagonist, which means it works 2 ways in your body. EVISTA acts like estrogen in some tissue, and has the opposite effect of estrogen in other tissues.
- In your bones, EVISTA appears to mimic the effect of estrogen
- In your breasts, EVISTA appears to block the effect of estrogen
In this section, you can learn more about EVISTA, including dosing and safety information:
