pamidronate

pamidronate

 [pam″ĭdro´nāt]
an inhibitor of bone resorption, used to treat malignancy-associated hypercalcemia, Paget's disease of bone, and osteolytic metastasis secondary to breast cancer or myeloma; used as the disodium salt. Complexed with technetium 99m it is used in bone imaging.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pamidronate

Aredia® Metabolism A 2nd-generation biphosphonate used to manage osteoporosis and Paget's disease of bone. See Biphosphonate, Osteoporosis.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pamidronate

A BISPHOSPHONATE drug that prevents bone reabsorption by interfering with the action of osteoclasts. The drug has been used to treat cancer bone metastases and MULTIPLE MYELOMA. A brand name is Aredia.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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Pamidronate treatment efficiently lowers serum calcium levels in children with hypercalcemia due to vitamin D intoxication.
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In face of the clinical picture, the CNO diagnosis was performed, and treatment was initiated with pamidronate and prednisone, with partial improvement.
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The elevated serum calcium level was tried to be lowered with intravenous saline hydration, furosemide, and pamidronate treatment.
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Our objective is to report an infrequent case of CUA treated with sodium thiosulfate and pamidronate and showed good results.
Sodium thiosulfate and pamidronate for treatment of calciphylaxis: case report/ Tiosulfato de sodio y pamidronato para el tratamiento de calcifilaxis: reporte de caso
Objective: To study the protective effect of Bisphosphonates (Pamidronate) in patients of primary osteoporosis in Pakistani setup.
THE EFFECT OF PAMIDRONATE ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN PRIMARY OSTEOPOROSIS IN PAKISTANI POPULATION
Pamidronate with calcium and Vitamin D analogs showed improved BMD in comparison to clodronate with calcium (mean difference [MD], 9.84; 95% credibility interval [CrI], 1.06-19.70).
Efficacy and Safety of Different Bisphosphonates for Bone Loss Prevention in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Intravenous pamidronate has been used in order to reduce bone pain and improve mobility.
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Meanwhile, as two representative drugs among the bisphosphonates, pamidronate disodium and zoledronic acid have been studied by more and more researchers [13, 14].
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Recurrent Migratory Transient Bone Marrow Edema of the Knees Associated with Low Vitamin D and Systemic Low Bone Mineral Density: A Case Report and Literature Review
The patient was prescribed celecoxib (200 mg/day), low-dose prednisolone (10 mg/day), and pamidronate (60 mg/month) to control the swelling and periostitis.
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