Posts Tagged ‘Prolia’
AAOS Asks: Which Medication is “Best” After a Fracture?
February 8, 2012 @ 12:00 pm
Here at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, the most common question is: “Which Osteoporosis Medication should I use after a fracture?” We need to know how each type of medication works to answer that.
Immediately after a fracture, or a surgery on bone, or a tooth extraction, you want a medicine which will not slow down bone healing. Better yet, you would like to stimulate bone formation and remodeling. Anabolic Medications do that. Teriparatide (Forteo) is the Anabolic available in the USA.
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Reader Question
September 29, 2011 @ 6:00 am
| A reader writes: “I am 74 female in general good health. I have taken Fosamax and it’s generic for 13 years and have -4 in spine and advancing ostopenia in hip. My specialist in osteoporosis is recommending Prolia and doing tests first. I’ve never been off Fosamax and wonder if I start Prolia, should I be off Fosamax for a while?”
This raises lots of issues to discuss in GENERAL terms. |