| Generic name | Sample US brand names | How it's taken | |
| Bisphosphonates | Alendronate | Fosamax, Binosto | 1 pill a day or 1 pill a week You can also take this as a liquid or a pill that can dissolve in water |
| Risedronate | Actonel, Atelvia | 1 pill a day, 1 pill a week, or 1 pill a month | |
| Ibandronate | Boniva | 1 pill a month, or 1 injection given in a vein every 3 months | |
| Zoledronic acid | Reclast | 1 injection given in a vein every year | |
| "Estrogen-like" medicines (SERMs) | Raloxifene | Evista | 1 pill a day |
| Bazedoxifene and conjugated equine estrogens | Duavee | 1 pill a day | |
| Hormone medicines | Estrogen-progestin therapy | Prempro, Premphase, Climara Pro, others | 1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed 1 time a week |
| Estrogen therapy | Premarin, Cenestin, Climara, Menostar, Vivelle-Dot, others | 1 pill a day, or a patch you wear on your skin that is changed either 1 or 2 times a week | |
| Birth control pills (for people who have not been through menopause) | Many different brand names | 1 pill a day | |
| Testosterone (for testosterone deficiency) | Many different forms and brand names | Depends on form | |
| Parathyroid hormone (PTH) | Teriparatide | Forteo | 1 injection under the skin every day |
| Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) analog | Abaloparatide | Tymlos | 1 injection under the skin every day |
| Romosozumab | Romosozumab | Evenity | 2 injections under the skin (1 after the other) once a month |
| Denosumab | Denosumab | Prolia | 1 injection under the skin 2 times a year |
