Osteoporosis: Treatment

If you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, your healthcare provider may recommend you take calcium and vitamin D supplements and/or appropriate medications in addition to several lifestyle changes. If it is too severe to rely only on calcium supplements and/or diet changes, your doctor may prescribe one of the following medications:

• Bisphosphonates 
  • Boniva® (ibandronate)
  • Reclast® (zoledronic acid)
• Fosamax® (alendronate)
• Actonel® (risedronate)
• Didronel® (etidronate)
• Aredia® (pamidronate)
• Selective form of parathyroid hormone
• Forteo® (teripartatide)
• Evista® (raloxifene)
• Synthetic form of the hormone calcitonin
• Miacalcin® (calcitonin)

New medicines are continually being developed to treat osteoporosis.