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Suggest An Alternative To Gemtide Injection
Question: Hello, my mother has be diagnosed with osteoporosis recently.. The doctor has recommended that she takes one dosage of gemtide injection daily. The cost of the injection in market is Rs,12,000. Is there a cheaper alternative?
Is there any other treatment options?
Is there any other treatment options?
Brief Answer:
You can try cholecalciferol.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query, gemtide injection is very good for treatment of osteoporosis but costly.So you can give her 1.cholecalciferol 60k wkly and calcium citrate malate daily for 3 month.She should have good protein diet also. 2.Bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are having very good result .3.Selective oestrogen receptor modulators 4.Selective oestrogen receptor modulators 5.Hormone replacement therapy 6.
Testosterone treatment are few another option which can be tried under suppervision.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
You can try cholecalciferol.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your query, gemtide injection is very good for treatment of osteoporosis but costly.So you can give her 1.cholecalciferol 60k wkly and calcium citrate malate daily for 3 month.She should have good protein diet also. 2.Bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are having very good result .3.Selective oestrogen receptor modulators 4.Selective oestrogen receptor modulators 5.Hormone replacement therapy 6.
Testosterone treatment are few another option which can be tried under suppervision.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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