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Osteoporosis medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved medications to prevent and treat osteoporosis. While the FDA has approved these medications for postmenopausal women, none have been approved yet for premenopausal women. Only some are approved for men. No natural or alternatives treatments have been studied enough for us to know if they will help with osteoporosis.
Time of day to take Strontium Ranelate?
- By esporlesbabe · New reply October 31, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am about to start taking Strontium Ranelate for the first time. I am aware that I have to take it two hours either side of any Calcium - presumably dairy plus supplements. For example, if I finish eating ...
Where is the consultation!
- By Loods · New reply October 26, 2009
- 16 replies
- I have just been speaking to my 80 year old Uncle and he suddenly said to me "when I went to the Doctors the other day I was given a new prescription. I don't know what it is for or anything?" I asked ...
FDA Declines Denosumab Approval
- By BoneLady · New reply October 26, 2009
- 13 replies
- This breaking news is excerpted from an article by Val Brickates Kennedy, MarketWatch, last updated 10:20 AM ET Oct 19, 2009 "The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its (Amgen's) new ...
should i take reclast
- By rn4baby · New reply October 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- My doctor recently told me my bmd has decreased over the last 3 years. I recently had a fall directly on my knee and fracturing it and had followup surgery to remove hardware from my knee only one month ...
Reclast IV = Pain
- By kiminaz · New reply October 16, 2009
- 9 replies
- I had the Reclast IV Dec. 8th and am still hurting. I was NOT given any paper work to read or information except (verbally on the phone) it does not affect the jaw like others, you will just have minor ...
Celiac Disease and Premature Osteoporosis
- By Kinjul · New reply October 14, 2009
- 8 replies
- I was finally diagnosed with celiac disease in Jan. 2007 and have been eating strictly gluten free since then. I just had a DEXA bone density scan since osteoporosis is a complication of undiagnosed celiac ...
Clinical Values or the individual's?
- By bettyrenshaw · New reply October 10, 2009
- 3 replies
- TODAY -- across the board and 'water' is ongoing professional DECISION-MAKING that is about ''Clinical value of monitoring BMD in patients treated with bisphosphonates for osteoporosis'' The latest CLINICAL ...
Need To Know Whether Symptoms May Be From Boniva
- By GRANDmother19 · New reply October 9, 2009
- 5 replies
- Good evening members. I am asking a question on behalf of a dear friend. She has been taking Boniva for a couple of years. At times she will have some swelling of the lip from the inside, a bit of a fever ...
Should we not take Calcium/Magnesium at the same time?
- By Lynney · New reply October 9, 2009
- 4 replies
- In another discussion (weighted vests), I found comments that we should take calcium and magnesium SEPARATELY. I was led to believe from various sources that we should take them together. This has led ...
Forteo injection comes back out?
- By JillinIL · New reply October 5, 2009
- 3 replies
- I've been injecting Forteo for three months now, and at least once per pen the medicine appears to be injected properly, and then when I remove the pen and needle, the medicine beads back up and onto ...
osteoporosis and teeth problems
- By trb · New reply October 4, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi, I was dx with osteoporosis 11 months ago.(I am 59 years old) My dr immediately put me on fosomax. I am ususally diligant about researching meds...but, for some reason, I just took her word for it ...
British Doctor Faces Action Over Claims Of 'Ghost Writing' For P&G
- By BoneLady · New reply September 30, 2009
- 11 replies
- The General Medical Council will call Professor Richard Eastell in front of a fitness to practice committee. Eastell, a bone expert at Sheffield University, has admitted he allowed his name to go forward ...
Has anyone who has been on Forteo not seen improvements in scores?
- By BikingBarbara · New reply September 29, 2009
- 26 replies
- Hi, I've been on Fosamax and now Boniva injections (every 3 mos). Neither med has helped my very bad scores. Some of my physicians say I'm too young to be on Forteo (46 y/o). Others say I should try it ...
Medication and Lifestyle Changes
- By SequoiaHealth · Posted September 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- Dr. Susan Ott has a very good website on bone health and osteoporosis treatment. A commonly overlooked fact is that medications will not work at all or not very well without concurrent or prior lifestyle ...
Totally Confused and clueless
- By Marlys · New reply September 24, 2009
- 19 replies
- Today I went to my MD to talk about the fact that I want to take strontium instead of fosamax (actually I have been taking strontium for over a week now ) I wanted her to say it was "OK" for me so i brought ...
Novel Osteoporosis Drug Promising in Early Study
- By KMFDallas · New reply September 24, 2009
- 1 reply
- Promising but did not prove to be effective..... Novel Osteoporosis Drug Promising in Early Study By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: September 17, 2009 Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik ...
Zoledronic Acid Works Faster than Alendronate
- By KMFDallas · Posted September 22, 2009
- 0 replies
- Zoledronic Acid Works Faster than Alendronate By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Published: September 18, 2009 Action Points ...
Boniva - what percentage take this without problems?
- By esporlesbabe · New reply September 21, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello - I am 58 and I have been recently diagnosed with osteoporosis in my back and osteopenia in my hips. This has probably been caused by large amounts of corticosteroids taken for emphysema. I have ...
reclast infusion and bone density results
- By bumblebee · New reply September 21, 2009
- 12 replies
- i would like to hear from anyone who has had good results from reclast infusion, did your bone density results improve? has anyone liked reclast infusion and it's results? is anyone going to continue ...
NEW OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG - denosumab
- By nathji · New reply September 20, 2009
- 29 replies
- I wonder how many people are aware that a new drug is in the offing in osteoporosis treatment - known as denosumab. And it is coming from the US where all breathtaking discoveries come from! It does not ...
