Osteoporosis

A condition where bones become thin, brittle, and prone to fractures.

Osteoporosis Treatments

Alfacip

Alfacalcidol

0.25/0.5mcg

Alfacip capsules contain alfacalcidol, a vitamin D analogue used for osteoporosis and rickets, and come in 0.25mcg and 0.5mcg strengths.

from $0.62 / capsule View

Fosamax

Alendronate

35/70mg

Fosamax is generic alendronate in 35mg and 70mg tablets, taken once a week for osteoporosis and sold in packs of 12 up to 120.

from $2.55 / tablet View

Raloxifene

Raloxifene

60mg

Raloxifene 60mg tablets for osteoporosis after the menopause and to lower the risk of invasive breast cancer in high-risk women, in packs of 10 to 360.

from $1.02 / tablet View

Tibofem

Tibolone

2.5mg

Tibofem is a 2.5mg tibolone tablet for menopausal flushes, night sweats and poor sleep, sold in packs of 28 to 168, that also helps protect bones when fracture risk is high.

from $3.12 / tablet View

Sources

  1. What is it - National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa — National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA)
  2. What is Osteoporosis and What Causes It? | BHOF — Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation