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Does Boniva Cause Adverse Effects On Health?

I was taking a drug that this won t let me put in it starts with an e since ovarian cancer surgery fifteen years ago. After a bone density test found I have a twenty percent bone loss and dr wants me to start boniva. What I read as side effects scares me. Which would be better.
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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Hello

Thanks for the query

The most common side effects of Boniva are generalized body ache, diarrhea, dyspepsia and sometimes recurrent UTIs. It has also shown to increase cholesterol levels of the body and in some patients arthritis is a common side effect

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Does Boniva Cause Adverse Effects On Health?

Hello Thanks for the query The most common side effects of Boniva are generalized body ache, diarrhea, dyspepsia and sometimes recurrent UTIs. It has also shown to increase cholesterol levels of the body and in some patients arthritis is a common side effect Regards