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Alendronic acid, sold under the brand name Fosamax among others, is a bisphosphonate medication used to treat osteoporosis and Paget's disease of bone. [4] It is taken by mouth. [ 4 ] Use is often recommended together with vitamin D , calcium supplementation , and lifestyle changes.
Alendronic acid/colecalciferol, sold under the brand name Fosamax Plus D among others, is a medication for the treatment of osteoporosis in men or in postmenopausal women. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Alendronic acid/colecalciferol was approved for use in the United States and in the European Union in 2005.
The bisphosphonate alendronate reduces the risk of hip, vertebral, and wrist fractures by 35-39%; zoledronate reduces the risk of hip fractures by 38% and of vertebral fractures by 62%. [3] [4] Risedronate has also been shown to reduce the risk of hip fractures. [5] [6]
Fosamax is a brand name of the generic drug alendronate. It helps treat osteoporosis due to menopause or steroid use. It works by altering bone formation and the breakdown of the bones in the body.
Merck Wins FOSAMAX ® (alendronate sodium) ... FOSAMAX was approved as a safe and effective medication by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in September 1995 and is still approved today for ...
A new drug cost cap. Advantage plans also make changes that affect drug coverage and costs, including changes to formularies and preferred pharmacies, Freed said.
The degree of risk for osteonecrosis in patients taking oral bisphosphonates, such as alendronate (Fosamax), for osteoporosis is uncertain and warrants careful monitoring. [21] Patients taking dexamethasone and other glucocorticoids are at increased risk. [22]
Increase the dose in increments of 500 milligrams weekly or 850 milligrams every one to two weeks, up to a maximum dose of 2,550 milligrams per day, taken in divided doses.