Generic name | Sample US brand names | How it's taken | |
Bisphosphonates | Alendronate | Fosamax, Binosto | 1 pill a day or 1 pill a week You can also take this as a liquid or a pill that can dissolve in water |
Risedronate | Actonel, Atelvia | 1 pill a day, 1 pill a week, or 1 pill a month | |
Ibandronate | Boniva | 1 pill a month, or 1 injection given in a vein every 3 months | |
Zoledronic acid | Reclast | 1 injection given in a vein every year | |
"Estrogen-like" medicines (SERMs) | Raloxifene | Evista | 1 pill a day |
Bazedoxifene and conjugated equine estrogens | Duavee | 1 pill a day | |
Hormone medicines | Estrogen-progestin therapy | Prempro, Premphase, Climara Pro, others | 1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed 1 time a week |
Estrogen therapy | Premarin, Cenestin, Climara, Menostar, Vivelle-Dot, others | 1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed either 1 or 2 times a week | |
Birth control pills (for people who have not been through menopause) | Many different brand names | 1 pill a day | |
Testosterone (for testosterone deficiency) | Many different forms and brand names | Depends on form | |
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) | Teriparatide | Forteo | 1 injection under the skin every day |
Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) analog | Abaloparatide | Tymlos | 1 injection under the skin every day |
Romosozumab | Romosozumab | Evenity | 2 injections under the skin (1 after the other) once a month |
Denosumab | Denosumab | Prolia | 1 injection under the skin 2 times a year |
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