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Alendronate (sold under the name Fosamax) is the first nonhormonal medication for osteoporosis ever approved by the FDA. It attaches itself to bone that has been targeted by bone-eating osteoclasts, protecting the bone from these cells
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What is the treatment for osteoperosous?
The treatment for osteoporosis is usually prescribed medications called bisphosphonates, such as alendronate and Ibandronate. Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become brittle and very weak, leading to bone fractures.
What is an alendronate?
An alendronate is a salt or ester of alendronic acid, or the derived sodium content used to treat osteoporosis.
What is alendronate?
An alendronate is a salt or ester of alendronic acid, or the derived sodium content used to treat osteoporosis.
How is neck pain treated by doctors?
Some forms of neck pain can be treated by medication. Osteoporosis is often treated with a combination of hormone therapy and such compounds as alendronate
What does fosamax treat?
Fosamax is the brand name for the drug alendronate sodium. Prescribed for post-menopausal women and men with osteoporosis, Fosamax works by reducing bone degeneration, a process referred to as "resorption." Related to natural bone-regulating chemicals, the drug does not inhibit bone mineralization. Consequently, one can take alendronate sodium along with calcium and vitamin D supplements and see some bone mineralization. Unfortunately, the human body does not absorb the drug well, and much of it is excreted through the kidneys.
What treat the alendronate sodium?
Alendronate sodiun tab,can use any age? can use for osteoarthritis?
Do alendronate sodium contain iron?
No. Sodium alendronate contains sodium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus, but not iron.
How long does Alendronate Sodium 70 mg stay in your system?
How long does Alendronate Sodium 70 mg stay in your system@
How does alendronate affect the heart?
how does the medication alendronate 70 mg affect the heart one of the side effects of this medication is severe muscle pain
What are some common treatments for osteoporosis?
There are a number of good treatments for primary osteoporosis, most of them medications. Two medications, alendronate and calcitonin (in nose spray form), have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
Can alendronate sodium tablets increase your blood pressure?
"i think it does."pls expand on this statement. i have high blood pressure and have been prescribed to take daily metropolol tablets since 2008. i have been recently diagnosed with osteoperosis and have been prescribed to take alendronate sodium tablets once a week - which i have been taking for about two weeks now. i was also recently prescribed daily phentamine, which i had to discontinue because i suffered extreme vertigo and vomitting that caused me to be admitted at the ER. i have had to temporarily halt working because i am stil very light headed and cannot function in the field (which is about 80% of my work requirement). now, my dr has prescribed me to take hydrochlorothiazide once a day. how are all these darned pills affecting my high blood...is there anyway to rid them all?
What does the medication Evista help treat?
Evista is a prescribed medication to treat Osteoporosis. It help strengthen bones to lessen the chance of breakage. Osteoporosis occurs generally after menopause and occurs mainly in women. Smoking, Alcohol and Family History are major risk factors.
