Fossomax and Actonel are both in pill form; it is the Forteo that requires injection. For some reason, I re-read the patient insert for Actonel this morning and it comes in different doses for daily, weekly and twice-monthly administration. I don't know why one would be chosen over the others--but I think I would rebel against the daily dose. I am on Actonel because I was having GI problems on the Fossomax. Otherwise, I don't know if there's any advantage of one over the other. Also, from what I've gathered from other people's posts, Forteo is a different kind of medication than the biophosphanates (sp?): you take it for a couple of years and then switch to the biophosphanates.
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