By Matthew Hill & Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyNew research has confirmed women who take a new anti-osteoporosis drug could increase their risk of a heart attack.Prescription medicine Evenity can make bones stronger but Bristol Medical School says the drug mayUCB, the pharmaceutical firm which produces the drug, said safety is at the centre of its work and is examining the findings.
The drug can be self-injected with a type of EpiPen, and helps with the formation of new bone tissue. The 73-year-old said she "all of a sudden" felt and heard a click in her back which caused her "pain for ages" and was then sent for a scan.Health officials advise to screen patients like Mrs Babbage with a bone density scan, to identify if they are at risk and take steps to decrease the effects of osteoporosis.