If you have osteoporosis, or are at high risk for the disease, your health care provider can help you plan a treatment program. They can help you decide what medications would be the best choices for you, and review the benefits, side effects, and how these medications interact with other medications you are taking for other conditions. In addition to medicine, your treatment plan should include a healthy, calcium-rich diet and regular physical activity.

Bone density DEXA scans, completed before a treatment program starts, and repeated on a regular basis, can help check whether the treatment program is effective. If you have osteoporosis, you should work with your health care provider to plan a treatment program that meets your needs. There are a variety of prescription medications available to slow bone loss and help prevent fractures caused by osteoporosis.