Drug | Indication | Daily regimen | Cost* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raloxifene: Evista | Prevention | 60 mg | $61 | |||
Alendronate: Fosamax | Treatment and prevention | 5 mg | 57 | |||
10 mg | 57 | |||||
Calcitonin | ||||||
Miacalcin | Treatment | 200 IU (nasal spray) | 57 | |||
Calcimar | Treatment | 100 IU (injection) | 374† | |||
Estrogen | ||||||
Conjugated | ||||||
Premarin | Prevention | 0.625 mg | 18 | |||
Esterified | ||||||
Estratab | Prevention | 0.625 mg | 14 | |||
Menest | Prevention | 0.625 mg | 6 | |||
Estradiol | ||||||
Estrace | Prevention | 1 mg | 13 | |||
Estropipate | ||||||
Ortho-Est | Prevention | 0.75 mg | 12 | |||
Ogen | Prevention | 0.75 mg | 19 | |||
Combined estrogen and progestin | ||||||
Premphase (cyclic) | Prevention | 0.625 mg/5 mg‡ | 20 | |||
Prempro (continuous) | Prevention | 0.625 mg/2.5 mg‡ | 22 |