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pamidronateThe patient was prescribed celecoxib (200 mg/day), low-dose prednisolone (10 mg/day), and
pamidronate (60 mg/month) to control the swelling and periostitis.
Pamidronate treatment improves bone mineral density in children with Menkes disease.
Several therapies have been excluded from the update, including calcitonin, which is no longer widely used for osteoporosis treatment, and etidronate and
pamidronate, neither of which are FDA-approved for the prevention of fractures or treatment of osteoporosis.
Studies using cyclical
pamidronate infusions suggest that the bisphosphonate group of drugs may be a clinically effective therapy for affected infants and children [17].
Similarly, it no longer addresses the use of etidronate or
pamidronate, which are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for this indication.
For instance, researchers have evaluated the use of combination drugs, which include
pamidronate and calcitonin.
Pamidronate along with calcium and vitamin D has been used by Smith et al [19] in patients who were treated with LHRH agonists.
Case Report of spontaneous, nonspinal fractures in a multiple mieloma patient on long-term
pamidronate and zoledronicaci.
His hypercalcemia continued to worsen with the initiation of MAI therapy but we were able to treat it successfully with
pamidronate and calcitonin.
Pamidronate (Aredia) and zolendronate (Zometa) induced avascular necrosis of the jaws: growing epidemic.
Most potent bisphosphonates such as
pamidronate and zoledronic acid are preferred for the treatment of these patients.
