Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Brand names,
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Analogs
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Brand Names Mixture
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Chemical_Formula
C4H13NO7P2
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RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/alendron.htm
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fda sheet
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msds (material safety sheet)
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Synthesis Reference
M. I. Kabachnik et al., Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR,.27, 374 (1978)
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Molecular Weight
249.096 g/mol
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Melting Point
233 - 235 oC
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
H2O Solubility
1mg/L
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
State
Solid
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
LogP
-3.198
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Dosage Forms
Tablets (6.53, 13.05, 45.68, 52.21 or 91.37 mg of alendronate monosodium salt trihydrate)
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Indication
For the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in women and Paget's disease of bone in both men and women.
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
Pharmacology
Alendronate, a second-generation bisphosphonate is the first member of a group of drugs which strengthens bone. Alendronate is used to reduce hypercalcemia in tumor-induced bone disease, to treat corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis and Paget's disease, and to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
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Absorption
Relative to an intravenous (IV) reference dose, the mean oral bioavailability of alendronate in women was 0.7% for doses ranging from 5 to 40 mg when administered after an overnight fast and two hours before a standardized breakfast. Oral bioavailability of the 10 mg tablet in men (0.59%) was similar to that in women (0.78%) when administered after an overnight fast and 2 hours before breakfast.
Acido Alendronico [Inn-Spanish]
side effects and Toxicity
Alendronate can damage the esophagus both by toxicity from the medication itself and by nonspecific irritation secondary to contact between the pill and the esophageal mucosa, similar to other cases of "pill esophagitis."
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Patient Information
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Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals