PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khan, Tayyab S.
AU  - Sinha, Partha
AU  - Rosen, Harold
TI  - To repeat or not to repeat? Measuring bone mineral density during anti-resorptive therapy or a drug holiday
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22071
DP  - 2023 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 173--180
VI  - 90
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/3/173.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/3/173.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2023 Mar 01; 90
AB  - An initial bone mineral density (BMD) measurement is used to diagnose osteoporosis and decide whether patients need treatment, but the utility of repeating this test in those on treatment or on a drug holiday (ie, during a pause in bisphosphonate treatment) is controversial. Here, we present evidence for and against the use of BMD monitoring in patients receiving antiresorptive therapy or on a drug holiday, and give our recommendations, arguing against a one-size-fits-all approach.