My mother also had osteoporosis.

For the osteoporosis in my hip, I took alendronate for five years, but it did not stop the bone loss. I am now on Prolia, which has helped. I am healthy and fairly active. How lon ...

Fosamax is a brand name of the generic drug alendronate. It helps treat osteoporosis due to menopause or steroid use. It works by altering bone formation and the breakdown of the bones in the body.

Some people can take “drug holidays” for years, sometimes, to keep the bone from becoming “frozen” and brittle.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman of Thai descent. I have been on a Fosamax regimen for over eight years. I suffered a femur fracture in a fall approximately two years ago. About the first ...