Medicines for Osteoporosis
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Medicines for Osteoporosis
Sample US brand names
How its taken
Bisphosphonates
Alendronate
Fosamax, Binosto
1 pill a day or 1 pill a week
You can also take this as a liquid or a pill that can dissolve in water
Risedronate
Actonel, Atelvia
1 pill a day, 1 pill a week, or 1 pill a month
Ibandronate
Boniva
1 pill a month, or 1 injection given in a vein every 3 months
Zoledronic acid
Reclast
1 injection given in a vein every year
"Estrogen-like" medicines (SERMs)
Raloxifene
Evista
1 pill a day
Bazedoxifene and conjugated equine estrogens
Duavee
1 pill a day
Hormone medicines
Estrogen-progestin therapy
Prempro, Premphase, Climara Pro, others
1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed 1 time a week
Estrogen therapy
Premarin, Cenestin, Climara, Menostar, Vivelle-Dot, others
1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed either 1 or 2 times a week
Birth control pills (for women before menopause)
Many different brand names
1 pill a day
Testosterone (for men with testosterone deficiency)
Many different forms and brand names
Depends on form
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Teriparatide
Forteo
1 injection under the skin every day
Denosumab
Denosumab
Prolia
1 injection under the skin 2 times a year
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