An 80-year-old woman sustains a low-trauma vertebral fracture. Which first-line pharmacological therapy should be considered, assuming no contraindica...

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An 80-year-old woman sustains a low-trauma vertebral fracture. Which first-line pharmacological therapy should be considered, assuming no contraindications?

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Alendronate 70 mg once weekly

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Raloxifene

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Teriparatide

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Ibandronate IV monthly

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Calcitriol

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An 80-year-old woman sustains a low-trauma vertebral fracture. Which first-line pharmacological therapy should be considered, assuming no contraindications?