One common question asked by male patients is if there are any medications that can be used to help stop or treat their osteoporosis. The answer to this is - yes. Although, there are limited medications that have been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in males.
There are two types of drugs for osteoporosis – one category is to slow bone loss and these are antiresorptive medications. The other is to increase the speed of bone formation and these are anabolics. The FDA has only approved two antiresorptive medications for the treatment of osteoporosis in men - alendronate and risedronate. The brand names for these medications are Fosamax and Actonel, respectively. The only anabolic that has been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in men is teriparatide, brand name Forteo.
Additionally, in males - if blood tests have determined that there is a low level of testosterone – which helps to prevent bone health in males – testosterone replacement therapy may be an option.
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