• TRADE NAMES: Alendronic acid; Binosto (Mission); Fosalan; Fosamax (Merck)
  • INDICATIONS: Osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, Paget’s disease
  • CLASS: Bisphosphonate
  • HALF-LIFE: >10 years
  • CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
    None known

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Incidence

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations

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GeriatricGeriatric

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