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Osteoporosis Drugs and Medications

Most people with osteoporosis will need some form of prescription medication. If you have an osteoporosis-related fracture, you will need a medication to help your bones recover and to prevent future fractures. If you've learned you have low bone density but don't have a fracture, you may take a medication to help prevent fractures and further bone loss.

Osteoporosis Glossary

The Newest Drugs for the Treatment of Osteoporosis

Calcitonin Calcitonin is a hormone which is naturally produced in the thyroid.  Calcitonin is a powerful inhibitor of osteoclastic activity (the cells which continuously reabsorb bone: see our page on this).  When given to patients wit
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