Following a previous article on the benefits of taking a ‘holiday’ from such drugs there are now two new concerns.
A study conducted at Loyola University Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center in Chicago has found that bone density remained stable for three years in patients who took a drug holiday from bisphosphonates.
Double the risk of cancer cancer when taking bisphosphonates for osteoporosis
There is now mounting evidence that for some women, taking these drugs for over five years could be a serious problem.