Prolia is a brand-name prescription medication. It’s FDA-approved to reduced bone loss and to treat osteoporosis (a condition that causes weakened bones).

Specifically, Prolia is approved for use in the following adults when they’re at high risk of bone fracture:

• females† with osteoporosis who’ve gone through menopause
• males† with osteoporosis
• males or females with osteoporosis that’s caused by taking certain corticosteroids
• males with nonmetastatic prostate cancer* who are taking medications to decrease levels of male hormones (such as testosterone)
• females who are receiving adjuvant treatment** for breast cancer with certain drugs that decrease estrogen levels