What is Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease of bone in which bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bon...
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Osteoporosis Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Calcium | Calcium is an important component of a healthy diet. A deficit can affect bone and to... Read Reviews | 168 Members | 88% of the time |
| Fosamax | Alendronate is a bisphosphonate drug used for osteoporosis and several other bone dis... Read Reviews | 106 Members | 58% of the time |
| Actonel | Risedronate sodium (Actonel®) is a bisphosphonate used to strengthen bone, treat or ... Read Reviews | 62 Members | 64% of the time |
| Boniva | Ibandronate is an oral drug that is used for treating osteoporosis. Ibandronate may b... Read Reviews | 35 Members | 63% of the time |
| Forteo | Teriparatide (Forteo®) is a recombinant form of parathyroid hormone, used in the tre... Read Reviews | 18 Members | 79% of the time |
| Premarin | Premarin is the commercial name for compound drug consisting primarily of conjugated ... Read Reviews | 12 Members | 55% of the time |
| Vitamin D | Vitamin D is a hormone precursor that contributes to the maintenance of normal levels... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 100% of the time |
| Miacalcin | Miacalcin is a nasal spray used to treat osteoporosis. It contains calcitonin, a pol... Read Reviews | 9 Members | 71% of the time |
| Zometa | Zoledronate (zoledronic acid, marketed by Novartis under the trade names Zometa and R... Read Reviews | 8 Members | 100% of the time |
| Evista | Raloxifene is an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator which is used in the prev... Read Reviews | 6 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prempro | Prempro is an oral medication combining Conjugated Estrogens (Premarin) and Medroxypr... Read Reviews | 5 Members | 25% of the time |
| Physical Exercise | Physical exercise is the performance of some activity in order to develop or maintain... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Positive Thinking | Positive thinking and a positive attitude may indeed have power. In recent years scie... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Celebrex | Celecoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used in the treatment of ... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 50% of the time |
| Yoga | Yoga when used as a form of alternative medicine is a combination of breathing exerci... Read Reviews | 2 Members | 100% of the time |
