Etidronate
- TRADE NAMES: Didronate; Didronel (Procter & Gamble); Difosfen; Dinol; Diphos; Osteum
- INDICATIONS: Paget’s disease, osteoporosis
- CLASS: Bisphosphonate
- HALF-LIFE: 6 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
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SKIN.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
HEMATOLOGIC.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OCULAR.
OTIC.
RENAL.
OTHER.
Page last updated 07/31/2023
Symbol key
Incidence
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric