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Fifteen Percent of Osteoporosis Patients Who Take “Drug Holidays” Suffer Bone Fractures

Patients who take osteoporosis drugs for long periods typically are advised to discontinue the drugs temporarily to prevent rare but serious side effects to the jaw and thighs. However, a 2018 study done at the Loyola University Health System in Maywood, IL Medicine study has found that 15.4 percent of patients who take so-called “drug… Continue reading Fifteen Percent of Osteoporosis Patients Who Take “Drug Holidays” Suffer Bone Fractures

Should You Stop Taking Your Osteoporosis Medication?

Women stopped using bisphosphonates for more than two years showed a significantly higher risk of a hip fracture when compared to other women who continued taking the osteoporosis medication, according to new research. The findings were presented at the 2017 meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP). Osteoporosis is a… Continue reading Should You Stop Taking Your Osteoporosis Medication?