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Zoledronic acid, also known as zoledronate and sold under the brand name Zometa among others, [ 7] by Novartis among others, is a medication used to treat a number of bone diseases. [ 3] These include osteoporosis, high blood calcium due to cancer, bone breakdown due to cancer, Paget's disease of bone [ 3] and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. No definitive. Drug holiday for some patients. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw ( MON, MRONJ) is progressive death of the jawbone in a person exposed to a medication known to increase the risk of disease, in the absence of a previous radiation treatment.
Discovery and development of bisphosphonates. Chemical structure of bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are an important class of drugs originally commercialised in the mid to late 20th century. They are used for the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone disorders that cause bone fragility and diseases where bone resorption is excessive.
Intraosseous infusion ( IO) is the process of injecting medication, fluids, or blood products directly into the bone marrow; [ 1] this provides a non-collapsible entry point into the systemic venous system. [ 2] The intraosseous infusion technique is used to provide fluids and medication when intravenous access is not available or not feasible.
Vitamin C megadosage is a term describing the consumption or injection of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in doses well beyond the current United States Recommended Dietary Allowance of 90 milligrams per day, and often well beyond the tolerable upper intake level of 2,000 milligrams per day. [ 1] There is no strong scientific evidence that vitamin C ...
Viola sororia ( / vaɪˈoʊlə səˈrɔːriə / vy-OH-lə sə-ROR-ee-ə ), [ 5] known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet.
The products are made by pharmaceutical compounding entities or standard pharmaceutical companies. [ 2][ 3] The person receives a nutritional mix according to a formula including glucose, salts, amino acids, lipids and vitamins and dietary minerals. [ 4] It is called total parenteral nutrition ( TPN) or total nutrient admixture ( TNA) when no ...
Yoshiko Miwa (Alan Y. Miwa) These days, Alan Miwa says she’s in good health and lives in a care facility, where she gets her hair done weekly and attends church services on Sundays. In addition ...