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  2. Alendronic acid - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Bisphosphonate - Wikipedia

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    Bisphosphonates have been used to reduce fracture rates in children with the disease osteogenesis imperfecta [24] and to treat otosclerosis [25] by minimizing bone loss. Other bisphosphonates, including medronate (R 1 =H, R 2 =H) and oxidronate (R 1 =H, R 2 =OH), are mixed with radioactive technetium and injected, as a way to image bone and ...

  4. The Health Risks and Benefits of Weight-Loss Drugs - AOL

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    T he newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing ...

  5. Discovery and development of bisphosphonates - Wikipedia

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    Alendronate, a common bisphosphonate drug, has a three carbon length side chain for example. [17] Risedronate has heterocyclic structure containing nitrogen. Heterocyclic nitrogen containing bisphosphonates have revealed better results in terms of activity compared to earlier bisphosphonates with nitrogen bound to carbon chain. Studies on ...

  6. Phosphonate - Wikipedia

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    Bisphosphonates are popular drugs for treatment of osteoporosis. [1] Clodronic acid is a bisphosphonate used as a drug to treat osteoporosis. In biochemistry and medicinal chemistry, phosphonate groups are used as stable bioisosteres for phosphate, such as in the antiviral nucleotide analog, Tenofovir, one of the cornerstones of anti-HIV therapy.

  7. Alendronic acid/colecalciferol - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Zoledronic acid - Wikipedia

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    The European Medicines Agency then reviewed all case reports of stress fractures in patients treated with bisphosphonates, relevant data from the published literature, and data provided by the companies which market bisphosphonates. The Agency recommended that doctors who prescribe bisphosphonate-containing medicines should be aware that ...

  9. Etidronic acid - Wikipedia

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    Etidronic acid is a bisphosphonate used to strengthen bone, treat osteoporosis, and treat Paget's disease of bone.. Bisphosphonates primarily reduce osteoclastic activity, which prevents bone resorption, and thus moves the bone resorption/formation equilibrium toward the formation side and hence makes bone stronger on the long run.

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