Osteoporosis and Bone Health Information | Bone Doc Blog

The IV Bisphosphonates are IV Boniva, Reclast and Zometa.  Reclast and Zometa are actually the same drug in different doses for different purposes.  Reclast is the one used for Osteoporosis.  These are all given by a shot into a vein (IV). 

IV Bisphosphonates were developed to be less irritating and to be more reliable than Oral Bisphosphonates.  They completely avoid the esophagus and stomach, so heartburn and reflux disease are not an issue.  They also avoid the possibility of poor absorption from the stomach.  If you take an IV Bisphosphonate, you know that you have the medicine on board and that you are protecting your bones.