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The following is true of raloxifene except:
A. It acts as an estrogen agonist in bone
B. It exerts estrogen antagonistic action on
endometrium
C. It increases risk of developing breast cancer
D. It can induce/aggravate menopausal hot
flushes
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C. It has additional androgenic acitivity
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