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Interesting Medication Combinations from ASBMR

Studies of combinations of osteoporosis medications expanded at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2012.  Previous meetings featured alternating the anabolic, Teriparatide...

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Bone “Good Enough” for an Antiresorptive?

How do you know when an Antiresorptive medication is best?  First, the situation needs to be beyond the capability to Take Control Naturally with Calcium Citrate and Vitamin D3 alone.  A dropping Bone...

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“Bisphosphonate Holiday” 2014

“You are entering a Data-Free Zone”   That was unfortunately the messasge at the joint meeting of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) and the International Osteoporosis...

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Match Medications to Your Needs

Are your bones still good enough and just need to be maintained?  Or have you fractured several times and need to rebuild your bones?  Are Steroid Inhalers supressing your Osteoblasts – the cells that...

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Atypical Fracture of the Femur (AFF) And OsteoNecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) Are Rare

Atypical Fracture of the Femur (AFF) and OsteoNecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) are rare complications of Untreated Osteoporosis.  They also occcur rarely in patients treated with long term Antiresorptives...

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Bisphosphonates are the Most Commonly Prescribed

Bisphosphonates are the most commonly prescribed Antiresorptive medications used to prevent or treat Ostoeporosis.  We know them as Fosamax (Alendronate), Boniva (Ibandronate), Actonel (Risendronate),...

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Acute Phase Reaction

An Acute Phase Reaction can occur the first time a person is exposed to a new class of medication.  With each subsequent dose, half as many people have the reaction.  The symptoms are like mild flu for...

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Anabolic Medications Make New Bone

Anabolic medication for osteoporosis actually increases bone thickness and strength!  Antiresorptive medications for osteoporosis (Fosamax, Alendronate, Actonel, Atelvia, Boniva, Evista, Reclast,...

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Use the Anabolic, Forteo, First => Then Use an Antiresorptive

Recent studies have shown that the order in which we use osteoporosis medications matters.  Traditionally most docs have used Antirsorptives first to preserve bone.  All osteoporosis medications except...

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A Daily 5 Minute Skin Patch Instead of a Daily Shot to Increase Bone Matrix

Recently I wrote about our participation in a clinical trial offering the anabolic Tymlos (Abaloparatide) to men.  Now we have been approved for participation in another Tymlos (Abaloparatide) trial –...

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