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(alendronate)
Fosamax® (alendronate)
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FDA OKs First Generic Fosamax - WebMD, 2/6/07 -
"The FDA today approved the first generic version of the osteoporosis drug
Fosamax (alendronate)"
- Teriparatide
Increases BMD More Than Alendronate in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
- Medscape, 11/19/07
- How
Long to Take Alendronate for Osteoporosis? - Medscape, 2/26/07
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Fosamax Break Won't Up Fracture Risk - WebMD, 12/26/06
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Treating Osteoporosis: What Works Best? - WebMD, 8/10/05 -
"Treatment with parathyroid hormone
increases bone density. But women who took parathyroid hormone for a year
progressively lost bone density afterward unless they took Fosamax"
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New Study Provides in-Depth Look at How Osteoporosis Treatments Function
Within Bone - Doctor's Guide, 8/9/05
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Alendronate May Not Be Cost-Effective in Postmenopausal Women With
Osteopenia - Medscape, 5/5/05
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Osteoporosis Drug, Vitamin D Now in 1 Pill - WebMD, 4/11/05 -
"The FDA has approved Fosamax Plus
D, a once-weekly pill that contains both the osteoporosis drug Fosamax and
the bone-building nutrient vitamin D"
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FDA Approves Fosamax Plus D (Alendronate Sodium/Cholecalciferol With Vitamin
D) to Reduce Risk of Hip and Spine Fractures - Doctor's Guide, 4/8/05
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Rapid Improvement Seen in Osteoporotic Patients Who Adhere to Weekly Alendronate Schedule - Doctor's Guide, 10/5/04
- Alendronate May Be Superior to Risedronate for Increasing BMD - Medscape, 10/4/04
- Fosamax (Alendronate) Appears To Provide Greater Increases In Bone Mineral Density, Reductions In Markers Of Bone Turnover - Doctor's Guide, 9/29/04
- Alendronate and Risedronate for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Clinical Profiles of the Once-Weekly and Once-Daily Dosing Formulations - Medscape, 7/19/04
- Alendronate Cost-Effective In Elderly Men With Low Bone Mass and Previous Vertebral Fractures - Doctor's Guide, 7/8/04
- Weekly Fosamax (Alendronate) Shows Benefits Over Daily Evista (Raloxifene) for Bone density and Bone Turnover Markers at 6 Months - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/04
- Alendronate May Offer Better Improvements in Bone Mineral Density and Bone Turnover Than Raloxifene - Doctor's Guide, 4/13/04
- Long-Term Alendronate Appears Beneficial for Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/04
- Fosamax Remains Safe and Effective Long-Term - WebMD, 3/17/04
- Combining Hormone Therapy and Alendronate Has No Bone Mass Benefit over Monotherapy in Elderly Women with Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 2/23/04
- Alendronate Improves Bone Mineral Density After Total Knee Arthroplasty - Doctor's Guide, 12/11/03
- Alendronate Offers Promising Treatment for Transient Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/20/03
- Adding Cyclic Parathyroid Hormone to Alendronate an Efficient and Economical Osteoporosis Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/03
- Alendronate Suppresses the Beneficial Effects of Parathyroid Hormone Therapy in Men with Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/9/03
- Alendronate Superior to Raloxifene in Increasing Bone Mineral Density - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/03
- Significant Increases in Bone Mineral Density With Alendronate Over Raloxifene in Head-To-Head Study - Doctor's Guide, 10/6/03 -
"In the first head-to-study comparing a weekly dosage of alendronate with a daily dosage of raloxifene for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, alendronate produced significantly greater increases in bone mineral density (BMD) in the spine and hip"
- Alendronate Beneficial for Women with Both Natural and Surgical Menopause - Doctor's Guide, 9/29/03
- Alendronate Helps Maintain Bone Mass In Patients With Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/03
- Higher Bone Mineral Density Maintained by Continuing Alendronate - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/03
- Parathyroid Hormone More Effective Alone than When Combined with Alendronate for Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/03
- Alendronate/Hormone Replacement Therapy Combination Safe, More Effective Treatment for Osteoporosis in Elderly Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/30/03 -
"after 3 years total hip BMD increased an average 5.9% in the combinatorial group, 4.2% in the alendronate only group, 3.0% in the HRT only group and was maintained in the placebo group"
- Alendronate + NSAIDs Causes No Additional Upper Gastrointestinal Adverse Events for Osteoporosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/22/03
- Hormone Replacement Therapy/Alendronate Combination Safe, Effective for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/21/03
- Combination therapy couples hormone replacement with the drug alendronate - HealthDay, 5/20/03
- Once-Weekly Alendronate Superior to Raloxifene for Spine and Hip BMD - Medscape, 4/28/03
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Eight-Month Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy Not Superior to Three Months for Decreasing PSA Recurrence - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
- Alendronate May Add to Benefits of Testosterone in Men with Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
- Alendronate Helps Save Bone After Hormone Replacement Therapy Discontinued - Doctor's Guide, 4/25/03
- Greater Increases in Bone Mineral Density with Raloxifene Plus Alendronate Compared to Either Drug Alone - Doctor's Guide, 4/7/03
- Osteopororis Drugs Tied to Eye Problems - HealthDay, 3/19/03 - "A class of osteoporosis drugs has been found to cause several eye problems, some of them serious
... Bisphosphonates are sold in the United States under the names Fosamax, Actonel, Zometa, Didronel, and Skelid"
- What’s Best for Bones? - Dr. Weil, 3/4/03
- Once-Weekly Alendronate Effective In Treating Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/25/02
- Hormone Therapy Plus Alendronate Better for Bone Density than Hormone Therapy Alone - Doctor's Guide, 10/8/02
- Bisphosphonate Differ In Gastric-Ulcer Rates - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/02 -
"The bisphosphonate
risedronate is associated with fewer gastric ulcers than does alendronate"
- Alendronate Benefits Can Persist After Withdrawal of Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 9/23/02
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Treating & Preventing Osteoporosis - Life Extension Magazine, 9/02 -
"From systematic research the best external evidence is available for a supplementation with calcium and vitamin D and a therapy with the
bisphosphonates alendronate or risedronate, as well as the selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene (Evista)."
- Alendronate Boosts Bone Mineral Density in Children with Rheumatic Diseases and Secondary Low Bone Mass - Doctor's Guide, 8/21/02
- Once Weekly Preferred Over Once Daily Alendronate Regimen - Doctor's Guide, 6/21/02
- Once-Weekly Alendronate as Good as Twice-Weekly and Once-Daily Regimens - Doctor's Guide, 5/14/02
- Results Of Head-To-Head Efficacy Study Of Osteoporosis Drugs Unveiled - Fosamax® (Alendronate Sodium), The Only Once Weekly Osteoporosis Medication Approved In Canada, Shown To Be More Effective Than
Risedronate - Doctor's Guide, 5/13/02 - "In the first head-to-head efficacy study(1) comparing Fosamax® (alendronate sodium) 70 mg once weekly and
Actonel® (risedronate) 5 mg once daily, alendronate was shown to be more effective in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis"
- First Report of Severe Hypocalcaemia During Alendronate Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 5/6/02
- Stopping Spine Fractures Caused by Anti-Inflammatory Steroids - WebMD, 10/29/01
- Fosamax (Alendronate) Prevents Bone Mineral Loss After Kidney Transplant - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/01
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Patients Prefer Fosamax Once Weekly Over Fosamax Once Daily - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/01
- Growth Hormone, Alendronate And Tissue-Selective Estrogen All Effective In Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/21/01
- Once Weekly Alendronate As Effectively As Daily Treatment For Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/01
- Weekly Fosamax (Alendronate) Shows Equivalent Increases In Bone Density as Daily Regimen - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/01
- Once-Weekly Fosamax Effective For Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 6/17/01
- Once-Weekly Fosamax (Alendronate) In US For Treatment, Prevention Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/24/00
- FDA Approves First Drug for Male Osteoporosis - WebMD, 10/3/00
- Fosamax Decreases Disability In Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 2/10/00
- Once Weekly Fosamax Equally Effective To Once Daily Regimen For Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 11/23/99
- Fosamax Prevents Loss Of Bone Mass Following Hip Replacements - Doctor's Guide, 11/15/99
- New Study Shows Fosamax Use Results in Higher Costs - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/99
- Alendronate Effective In Men With Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/99
- Fosamax Prevented Rapid Bone Loss In Women Who Discontinued HRT - Doctor's Guide, 5/10/99
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