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What Are The Long Term Side Effects Of Reclast And Prolia?
If you a were 43 year old healthy female dx with osteopenia, spine is -1.7, hip is -1.5 but neck is close to osteoporosis (-2.1), would you consider something like Reclast or Prolia? I want to know the long time side effects of these types of medications.
Tue, 2 May 2023
Hello,
Reclast is used in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. It is to be given for prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in the dosage of 5mg over more than 5 min as intravenous injection every 2 years.
Some side effects of recast are bone pain, nausea, fever, fatigue, anemia, vomiting, constipation, dispnea, diarrhea, anorexia, arthralgia, headache, dizziness, insomnia, urinary tract infection, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, hypotension, anxiety, rash, eye inflammation, muscle cramps, jaw pain, and taste disturbances.
Prolia is indicated only in postmenopausal women with high risk of osteoporosis fractures and severe osteoporosis where in all the other treatment options proved ineffective.
So, you don't need to use Prolia while using reclast. A few side effects of prolia are:
1) Back pain, pain in the extremities
2) Fatigue
3) Low serum phosphate
4) Nausea
5) Diarrhea
6) Dyspnea
7) Cough
8) Headache
9) Anemia
10) Urinary bladder infection
11) GERD
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
Reclast is used in prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. It is to be given for prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in the dosage of 5mg over more than 5 min as intravenous injection every 2 years.
Some side effects of recast are bone pain, nausea, fever, fatigue, anemia, vomiting, constipation, dispnea, diarrhea, anorexia, arthralgia, headache, dizziness, insomnia, urinary tract infection, hypokalemia, hypophosphatemia, hypotension, anxiety, rash, eye inflammation, muscle cramps, jaw pain, and taste disturbances.
Prolia is indicated only in postmenopausal women with high risk of osteoporosis fractures and severe osteoporosis where in all the other treatment options proved ineffective.
So, you don't need to use Prolia while using reclast. A few side effects of prolia are:
1) Back pain, pain in the extremities
2) Fatigue
3) Low serum phosphate
4) Nausea
5) Diarrhea
6) Dyspnea
7) Cough
8) Headache
9) Anemia
10) Urinary bladder infection
11) GERD
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K., General & Family Physician
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