Table 1:
Dates when the generic bisphosphonates were first dispensed in Ontario by the ODB formulary
Generic bisphosphonate
Date
Daily alendronate
Sept. 2003
Weekly alendronate
July 2005
Daily risedronate
Apr. 2010
Weekly risedronate
Apr. 2010
Monthly risedronate
June 2012
Weekly alendronate + vitamin D
Jan. 2014
Note: ODB = Ontario Drug Benefit.