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Is the fusion injection for osteoporosis that is once a year a lifelong treatment that gets injected every year or is there a term for the treatment that gets stopped at some point? does it have any serious side effects or complications?
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Infusion therapy is a common form of giving medication in osteoporosis. The infusion option for osteoporosis is typically a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates. Discontinuation of therapy should be considered by doctors after 3 to 5 years in patients with osteoporosis who have a low risk of fracture. Patients who discontinue therapy should have their risk evaluated frequently and may restart.
Answered 9/18/2023
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