Which drugs control bone breakdown?

Which drugs control bone breakdown?

Frederick Singer (Director of the Endocrine/Bone Disease Program, John Wayne Cancer Institute ) gives expert video advice on: What types of medications are used to treat osteoporosis?; Can osteoporosis be cured by medication?; Are there any treatments for osteoporosis that don't involve medication? and more...

Bone breakdown which is caused by certain cells in the bone is prevented first of all by estrogen, testosterone which may turn into estrogen in males and then a series of drugs called Bisphosphonates. This has been around about 20 years or so. These are not related to hormones. They're interesting drugs is that you take them either by mouth or sometimes intravenously and they actually stick to the bone and stay in the bone a long time so you don't necessarily have to take these drugs everyday, in some cases once a year.