Drug holidays in women treated for postmenopausal osteoporosis
Abstract
In this Practice Pearl, the experience with long-term treatment of osteoporosis with bisphosphonates and denosumab will be reviewed as well as the effects of discontinuing therapy, providing the platform for recommendations about "drug holidays" for these medications.
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