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Bones: Experts rethink long-term use of drugs

USA Today:

Bisphosphonates, a class of drugs that are highly beneficial in reducing bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, the experts say, should not be prescribed to patients who don’t have the disease but are at risk of developing it, as often has been the practice in recent years.

And osteoporosis patients should talk to their doctors about taking a “holiday” from the drugs after two or three years on the medications, says Ken Lyles, director of geriatrics research at Duke University. The drugs can be taken intermittently after several years, he says.

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