Articles

Experience with ospemifene in patients with vulvar and vaginal atrophy and a history of breast cancer: case studies

Mariella Lilue MD, Santiago Palacios MD, PhD, María del Carmen Pingarrón Santofimia MD

Article Type

Case Report

Published

Women with breast cancer are at a higher risk of developing vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA). Ospemifene is approved to treat VVA in postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer after completion of all breast cancer (including adjuvant) treatments. This article examines the background characteristics and outcomes in two postmenopausal women with a history of breast cancer who were treated with ospemifene for VVA.

Read more

Experience with ospemifene in patients with vulvar and vaginal atrophy: case studies with bone marker profiles

María del Carmen Pingarrón Santofimia MD, Silvia Pilar González Rodríguez MD, PhD, Mariella Lilue MD, Santiago Palacios MD, PhD

Article Type

Case Report

Published

In this case report, outcomes in relation to bone homeostasis, bone mineral density (BMD), and osteopenia– osteoporosis are examined in postmenopausal women during treatment with ospemifene for vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA), a component of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause.

Read more

Ospemifene for vulvar and vaginal atrophy: an overview

Santiago Palacios MD, PhD

Article Type

Editorial

Published

This editorial article introduces a Special Focus Issue entitled “Treatment of Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy: Clinical Experience with Ospemifene”. Ospemifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator indicated for treatment of moderate-to-severe symptomatic vulvar and vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women who are not candidates for local vaginal estrogen therapy or have contraindications for estrogen products.

Read more

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): latest developments in potential treatments

Kam Lun Hon MBBS, MD, Karen Ka Yan Leung MBBS, MRCPCH, Alexander KC Leung MBBS, FRCPC, FRCP (UK & Irel), FRCPCH, FAAP, Su Yun Qian MD, Vivian PY Chan MPharm, MSc (Clin Pharm), BPharm, BCPPS, BCNSP, Patrick Ip MBBS, FRCPCH (Hon), FRCPCH, Ian CK Wong BPharm (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRCPCH (Hon)

Article Type

Review

Published

This overview aims to review the current developments in preventive treatments and therapies for COVID-19.

Read more

Register for alerts

I would like to be contacted by Drugs in Context when new articles are posted.