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What is the most appropriate oral treatment?

A 55-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of increasing pain in the right hip. He had been otherwise well and was taking no medication. He was reluctant to consider any intravenous treatment as he had a phobia of needles.

Investigations:

X-ray of hipssclerotic bone in right pubis and ischium

suggestive of Paget’s disease

What is the most appropriate oral treatment?
A . calcium and vitamin D
B . ibandronate sodium
C . risedronate sodium
D . sodium clodronate
E . strontium ranelate

Answer: C

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