A 52-year-old woman with a history of fragility wrist fracture is found to have a T-score of −2.8 at the femoral neck on DEXA scanning. She has no con...

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A 52-year-old woman with a history of fragility wrist fracture is found to have a T-score of −2.8 at the femoral neck on DEXA scanning. She has no contraindications to oral therapy. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment to reduce fracture risk?

Accepted Answer

Oral Alendronate once weekly plus calcium/vitamin D

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Calcium and vitamin D supplements only

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Hormone replacement therapy

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Long-term systemic steroids

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Calcitonin nasal spray

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Osteoporosis

A 52-year-old woman with a history of fragility wrist fracture is found to have a T-score of −2.8 at the femoral neck on DEXA scanning. She has no contraindications to oral therapy. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment to reduce fracture risk?