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Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulator (SERM)
A 'designer estrogen' which possesses some, but not all, of the actions of estrogen. For example, raloxifene (trade name EVISTA) is classified as a SERM because it prevents bone loss (like estrogen) and lowers serum cholesterol (like…
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