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. 2018 Sep 16;2018:2684924. doi: 10.1155/2018/2684924

Table 6.

Drug suspension for non-cancer patients; it must be agreed upon with the prescriber and performed according to the table.

Drug holiday in non-cancer patients
Active pharmaceutical ingredient Last administration Therapy resumption
Bisphosphonate (AR) 1 week before 4–6 weeks after
Denosumab (AR) No suspension∗∗

Administered by more than three years or for less than three years and in the presence of other systemic risk factors; ∗∗suspension is not needed thanks to the latency between drug administrations. It is useful to perform invasive procedures between the first and the third month from the last administration, so as to ensure an adequate period for healing before the next dose.