Definition: Agents that inhibit BONE RESORPTION and/or favor BONE MINERALIZATION and BONE REGENERATION. They are used to heal BONE FRACTURES and to treat METABOLIC BONE DISEASES such as OSTEOPOROSIS.
Other names Resorption Inhibitors, Bone; Inhibitors, Bone Resorption; Bone Resorption Inhibitory Agents; Bone Resorption Inhibitors; Antiresorptive Drugs; Antiresorptive Agents