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Alendronate
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Definition
: A nonhormonal medication for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women. This drug builds healthy bone, restoring some of the bone loss as a result of osteoporosis.
Pharmacological Action
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Other names
Sodium, Alendronate; MK217; MK 217; Bisphosphonate, Aminohydroxybutane; 4 Amino 1 Hydroxybutylidene 1,1 Biphosphonate; MK-
217; Fosamax; Aminohydroxybutane Bisphosphonate; Alendronate Sodium; Alendronate Monosodium Salt, Trihydrate; 4-
Amino-
1-
Hydroxybutylidene 1,1-
Biphosphonate
Drugs
*
:
FOSAMAX PLUS D
;
FOSAMAX
;
BINOSTO
;
ALENDRONATE SODIUM
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
*
(3-
amino-
1-
(dimethoxyphosphoryl)-
1-
hydroxypropyl)phosphonic acid dimethyl ester
0
Alendronate/*analogs & derivatives.
JAMA 2007 May 9;297(18):1969
Maxmarvil
0
*Calcitriol
*Alendronate
Drug Combinations.
Osteoporos Int 2006 Dec;17(12):1801-7
N-
myristoylalendronic acid
0
Alendronate/*analogs & derivatives.
J Med Chem 2006 Jun 1;49(11):3060-3
prolyl-
phenylalanyl-
alendronate
0
*Dipeptides
Alendronate/*analogs & derivatives.
J Med Chem 2000 Oct 5;43(20):3641-52
technetium Tc 99m alendronate
0
*Organotechnetium Compounds
Alendronate/*analogs & derivatives.
Nucl Med Biol 1997 Jan;24(1):27-33