Osteoporosis, a disease that weakens your bones, is also called a “silent” disease because there are no warning signs until a ...

Bisphosphonates play a role in reducing skeletal morbidity in sickle cell disease. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and osteoporosis experience stable bone mineral density (BMD) upon being ...

Pharmacologic treatment of established osteoporosis includes ERT, bisphosphonates (alendronate sodium), or salmon calcitonin (in parenteral form or the newer, intranasal spray). Parenteral salmon ...

Regular exercise, calcium and vitamin D intake, and medications like bisphosphonates can help manage the condition. Early diagnosis via BMD scans is crucial for effective treatment ...

Among the different options, most experts would choose a bisphosphonate drug like alendronate, based on decades of experience and strong data. However, a very low T-score (worse than -3 ...

Among the different options, most experts would choose a bisphosphonate drug like alendronate, based on decades of experience and strong data. However, a very low T-score (worse than -3 ...

Some guidelines recommend routine monitoring of patients for effects of antiresorptive treatment with bisphosphonates ... in which the effects of alendronate were compared with those of placebo ...