alendronate (redirected from Alendronic acid)

alendronate /alen·dro·nate/ (ah-len´dro-nāt) a bisphosphonate calcium-regulating agent used in the form of the sodium salt to inhibit the resorption of bone in the treatment of osteitis deformans, osteoporosis, and hypercalcemia related to malignancy.

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Alendronate

A nonhormonal drug used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

Mentioned in: Osteoporosis

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alendronate,

a bone-resorption inhibitor.

indications This drug is used to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and Paget's disease.

contraindication Known hypersensitivity to biphosphonates prohibits the use of this drug.

adverse effects Side effects include anemia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia, osteonecrosis of the jaw, abdominal pain, anorexia, constipation, nausea, vomiting, bone pain, hypertension, urinary tract infection, and fluid overload.

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alendronate

Fosamax^® Endocrinology A biphosphonate used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis and Paget's disease of bone. See Osteoporosis. Cf Salmon calcitonin.