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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 are used to treat osteoporosis, osteitis deformans (Paget's disease of the bone), bone metastasis (with or without hypercalcemia), multiple myeloma, and other conditions involving fragile, breakable bone. In osteoporosis and Paget's, the most popular first-line bisphosphonate drugs are alendronate and risedronate.

4. 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.

5. FDA warns Boniva, Fosamax and other osteoporosis drugs ... - AOL

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   Osteoporosis drugs taken to prevent bone fracture may cause rare, but critical, fractures of their own, the Food and Drug Administration announced today in a warning to consumers. The agency also ...

6. Discovery and development of bisphosphonates - Wikipedia

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   They are used for the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone disorders that cause bone fragility and diseases where bone resorption is excessive. Osteoporosis is common in post-menopausal women and patients in corticosteroid treatment where biphosphonates have been proven a valuable treatment and also used successfully against Paget's disease ...

7. Popular vitamin won’t prevent a fall or fracture in older ...

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   Here’s what can help. Jacqueline Howard, CNN. December 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM. ... osteoporosis, on osteoporosis medications, those with malabsorption, or those with high fall risk, or older adults ...