PROLIA TREATMENT

There is a bone remodeling unit that works through all the bones of your body continually all your life. The bone remodeling unit contains cells that break the old bone down called osteoclasts, and also cells that make new bone called osteoblasts. There is a balance between breaking down the old and building up the new. Prolia is not a pharmaceutical medication. It is a monoclonal antibody that attacks the osteoclasts and changes this balance to build more new bone. Because it is not a drug there are essentially no side effects. During product development the incidence of side effects with Prolia were no more than with placebo, so that means there are no significant problems, and it is very well tolerated.  It is the most convenient treatment with a subcutaneous injection every 6 months. It is also very effective with nearly all our patients having improved bone density with DEXA testing. Just in our clinic we have had many patients improve so much the DEXA results became normal.