Introduction of Osteopenia pills

Osteopenia pills ventured into the cabinets of medicine in the United States through various ways. There were frequent tests carried on women to detect the existence of Osteopenia. Benghauser was amongst the patients who were put under test. The doctor chose her since she was a figure towards health.  Benghausers doctor was very much concerned about her welfare because of her sisters claims of bone problems. The doctor was concerned about the occurrence of osteoporosis in her. The symptoms of osteoporosis include thin bones which are generally weak making them break easily. Osteoporosis attacks mostly old female. The effects of the disease are witnessed in reduction of the hips (Spiegel, 2009). This bone disease is a severe and causes more deaths in elderly women. Benghauser was put under medication after the realization that she had Osteopenia. 
   
Osteoporosis and Osteopenia are different conditions which affects female in their old age. Benghauser was realized to suffer from Osteopenia despite of being unfamiliar condition as opposed to Osteoporosis which was a familiar condition amongst the elderly women. As opposed to Osteoporosis, osteopenia occurs naturally as a result of aging of female. This condition is signified by thin bones. Bones does not disable as a result of this condition. Benghauser realized that most of the women took the pills to contain the condition. Most of the elderly women in her work place depended on pills to contain the disease.
   
The story highlights on the introduction of the pills used to contain osteopenia in United States. The pills of osteopenia got in to the medicine cabinets of women in United States through various ways. The story also highlights on evolution of diseases and the way companies act in containing evolution of diseases. Osteopenia was not originally considered as a bothering condition. The recent disease evolution has considered this condition as critical for treatment (Spiegel, 2009). This condition was not known in many people in the world by 1990. The use of pills to contain is believed to date back to the time of suburban.
   
There were various meetings held to iron out on this condition. To foster more light on the treatment and definition of osteoporosis, World Health Organization organized a meeting in Rome which took on board osteoporosis experts. Doctors used to diagnose osteoporosis though bone fracture. This was not a certain method. The introduction of scanners as a result of technological advancement has made it easy to diagnose osteoporosis. It was possible to detect weak bones with the use of scanners. The meeting held in Rome was to check on when thinning of bones is reliable for treatment since it is true that the bones of old people loss density.
   
Jeremy Allen was behind the revelation of using pills of osteopenia. Allen worked with various drug companies which relied on him on drug revelation. The introduction of Fosamax as a new drug ushered the use of pills to contain osteoporosis. Many women suffered from osteoporosis when this drug was introduced. Allen played the role of ensuring that Fosamax was available to women suffering from osteoporosis. Allen was fully involved in marketing the new drug. The introduction of Fosamax covered the other methods of containing osteoporosis such as physical exercise and vitamin D. Allen was down to work since Merck the company behind Fosamax was not out to sale it to women. Determining bone density was problematic since the machines involved were not available (Spiegel, 2009). To facilitate measurement of bone density, the tests cost were to be moderated and testing were to be made available in doctors apartment. Fosamax was adapted as the pills for treating osteopenia in United States.

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