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Prescribed Medications
| 1. | alendronate(Fosamax ) | ||
| 2. | risedronate(Actonel ) | ||
| 3. | calcitonin(Miacalcin , others...) | ||
| 4. | pamidronate(Aredia ) | ||
| 5. | etidronate(Didronel , Didronel I V) | ||
| 6. | tiludronate(Skelid ) | ||
| 7. | zoledronic acid(Zometa , Reclast) | ||
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Paget's disease is most often treated with drug therapy, with bone pain lessening within weeks of starting the treatment. While non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce bone pain, two additional categories of drugs are used to treat this d...
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ALENDRONATE (a LEN droe nate) slows calcium loss from bones. It helps to make normal healthy bone and to slow bone loss in people with Paget's disease and osteoporosis. It may be used in others at risk for bone loss.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ALENDRONATE (a LEN droe nate) slows calcium loss from bones. It helps to make healthy bone and to slow bone loss in people with osteoporosis. It may be used to treat Paget's disease.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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ALENDRONATE (a LEN droe nate) slows calcium loss from bones. It helps to make normal healthy bone and to slow bone loss in people with Paget's disease and osteoporosis. It may be used in others at risk for bone loss.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ALENDRONATE; CHOLECALCIFEROL (a LEN droe nate; KOL e cal SIF er ol) has two medicines to help reduce calcium loss from bones and to increase the production of normal, healthy bone in patients with osteoporosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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RISEDRONATE (ris ED roe nate) reduces calcium loss from bones. It helps make healthy bone and to slow bone loss in patients with Paget's disease and osteoporosis. It may be used in others at risk for bone loss.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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RISEDRONATE (ris ED roe nate) slows calcium loss from the bone. It helps to make normal healthy bone and to slow bone loss in people with Paget's disease and osteoporosis. It may also be used in others at risk for bone loss.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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Calcitonin is a test that measures the amount of the hormone calcitonin in the blood.Blood is typically drawn from a vein, usually from the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand. The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine(antiseptic).
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Calcitonin is a hormone involved in regulating calcium metabolism. The hormone calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland.
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CALCITONIN (kal si TOE nin) is a hormone. It helps control calcium in the body. It is used to treat Paget's disease, osteoporosis, and hypercalcemia.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Polypeptide hormone secreted by parafollicular cells (C cells) of thyroid gland; acts predominantly on bone to lower serum calcium concentration and inhibit bone resorption.
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PAMIDRONATE (pa mi DROE nate) slows calcium loss from bones. It is used to treat high calcium blood levels from cancer or Paget's disease. It is also used to treat bone pain and prevent fractures from certain cancers that have spread to the bone.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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ETIDRONATE (e ti DROE nate) reduces calcium loss from bone. It helps make healthy bone and slows bone loss in people with Paget's disease. It may also be used in people with heterotropic ossification or high blood calcium.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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ETIDRONATE (e ti DROE nate) reduces calcium loss from bone. This drug helps make healthy bone and slows bone loss in people with Paget's disease. It may also be used in others with heterotropic ossification or high blood calcium.
NOTE: This drug is discontinued in the United States.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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TILUDRONATE (tye LOO droe nate) slows calcium loss from bone. It helps to make healthy bone and to slow bone loss in patients with Paget's disease.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Plicamycin is also known as mithramycin and Mithracin. The medicine kills cancer cells.
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ZOLEDRONIC ACID (ZOE le dron ik AS id) lowers the amount of calcium loss from bone. It is used to treat too much calcium in your blood from cancer. It is also used to prevent complications of cancer that has spread to the bone.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Zoledronate is also known as Zometa. It is a treatment for hypercalcemia(high levels of calcium in the blood) caused by tumors.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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ZOLEDRONIC ACID (ZOE le dron ik AS id) lowers the amount of calcium loss from bone. It is used to treat Paget's disease and osteoporosis in women.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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