Question

A 68-year-old postmenopausal woman with a low-trauma distal radius fracture has a DEXA scan showing T-score −2.8 at the femoral neck. She has no major contraindications to therapy. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment for her osteoporosis?

Accepted Answer

Oral alendronate

Answer

Calcium supplements alone

Answer

Vitamin D supplementation alone

Answer

Raloxifene

Answer

Intranasal calcitonin

Practice question

A 68-year-old postmenopausal woman with a low-trauma distal radius fracture has a DEXA scan showing T-score −2.8 at the femoral neck. She has no major contraindications to therapy. What is the most appropriate first-line pharmacological treatment for her osteoporosis?