A Study Reveals That the Side Effects of Osteoporosis Drugs Are Negligible

Osteoporosis is a growing problem across the world. Zoledronic acid is a commonly used drug that is prescribed to treat osteoporosis. All these days this drug was believed to cause kidney failure and calcium deficiency. Recent research by the Loyola University Health System shows that the side effects of this drug are negligible in patients who have normal Vitamin D levels and do not have a history of kidney problem or any calcium deficiency prior to treatment. Whatever hypocalcemia or deficiency of calcium in the blood, noted after the first infusion of zoledronic acid was found to be extremely transient. In fact this treatment strengthened bones and replaced damaged, broken bones with new bone tissues. But side effects of this treatment cannot be ruled out in patients already suffering from kidney problems or calcium and vitamin D deficiencies.