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@oopsiedaisy

There is sufficient evidence that taking it five years can cause femur fractures. Ask any ortho.

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@mannism
As I understand it the preferred max time now is to quit fosomax/alendronate at the 5 year mark. I also believe from what I have read that the reports of femur fracture are rare.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1916525