Summary for Etidronate


BreastfeedingPediatric
  • 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:
    Ferrous Sulfate

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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Incidence - Help

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

Seriousness - Help

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations - Help

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric

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