Medication	Dosage	Route	Cost*
Estradiol skin patch (Estraderm)	0.05 mg every week	Topical	$26 to 68
Conjugated estrogens	0.625 to 1.25 mg per day	Oral	16 to 23
Elemental calcium	1,000 to 1,500 mg per day	Oral	13 to 20
Calcitonin (Calcimar)	200 IU per day or 50 to 100 IU per day	Intranasal or subcutaneous/ intramuscular	36 to 59
Vitamin D	400 IU per day (800 IU per day in winter in northern latitudes)	Oral	1
Alendronate (Fosamax)	Prevention: 5 mg per day	Oral	61 (5 mg)
	Treatment: 10 mg per day		61 (10 mg)
Raloxifene (Evista)	60 mg per day	Oral	61