A 63-year-old woman with long-standing osteoarthritis has sustained a low-trauma wrist fracture. What first-line bone-protective medication should be ...

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A 63-year-old woman with long-standing osteoarthritis has sustained a low-trauma wrist fracture. What first-line bone-protective medication should be offered (after confirming osteoporosis)?

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Alendronic acid 70 mg once weekly

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Raloxifene 60 mg daily

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Denosumab injection first-line

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Calcitriol

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Strontium ranelate

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A 63-year-old woman with long-standing osteoarthritis has sustained a low-trauma wrist fracture. What first-line bone-protective medication should be offered (after confirming osteoporosis)?