Half of Osteoporosis Patients Quit Meds in Six Months

(Medical News Today) UPDATED 2010-06-17

About half of the patients prescribed osteoporosis medications stop taking them within six months, a new report has found. This statistic was true for patients who were given Fosamax, Boniva, or Actonel. However, the new report did not explore the reasons that so many patients stopped treatment.
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Half of Osteoporosis Patients Quit Meds in Six Months

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