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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-BiphosphonateDrugs* : FOSAMAX PLUS D; FOSAMAX; BINOSTO; ALENDRONATE SODIUM
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
(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

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