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When transitioning from romosozumab to alendronate or teriparatide to alendronate, is there a minimum amount of time that alendronate needs to be continued to prevent loss of BMD gains?
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Rheumatology · U of AZ Phoenix Dept of Orthopaedics
My personal approach is that the transition to an anti-remodeling drug like alendronate should be done ASAP to reduce the risk of losing new bone that was made with the anabolic drug. The length of use of alendronate should be consistent with our typical use of oral alendronate. Generally, no more t...