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How do you manage post-menopausal osteoporosis in a patient with stable bone density and no fractures after three years of holiday after giving zoledronic acid?

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Rheumatology · University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

If the BMD is stable at three years of a post-treatment holiday, I would simply continue the holiday for another 1-2 years. The majority of post-menopausal women were able to achieve 5 years of treatment holiday before BMD dropped to baseline. Repeat the bone density measurement each year or two and...

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