Both decreased bone resorption and increased bone formation is caused by: (A) Strontium ranelate, (B) Ibadronate, (C) Teriparatide, (D) calcitonin
Answer is A. It supresses bone resorption as well as stimulates bone formation and has been introduced as a reserve drug for elderly women who have already suffered osteoporotic fracture and are unable to tolerate BPNs.(Ref.Essentials of medical pharmacology TD Tripathi 7th edition page no.346)