The invention encompasses a method of inhibiting bone resorption in patients in need of such inhibition to a degree sufficient to halt or retard loss of bone mass, reduce fractures, improve bone repair and prevent or treat osteoporosis comprising: the administration of a non-toxic therapeutically effective amount of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor such as the compounds of formula I. ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions for the purposes described above.
本发明包括一种方法,用于抑制需要此类抑制的患者的骨吸收,以达到足够程度以停止或延缓骨量丢失、减少骨折、改善骨修复以及预防或治疗骨质疏松症,该方法包括:给药一种非毒性的、治疗有效的选择性环氧合酶-2
抑制剂,如公式I所示的化合物。##STR1## 本发明还涵盖用于上述目的的某些药物组合物。