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Descriptor English:   Alendronate 
Descriptor Spanish:   Alendronato 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Alendronato 
Synonyms English:   4-Amino-1-Hydroxybutylidene 1,1-Biphosphonate
Alendronate Monosodium Salt, Trihydrate
Alendronate Sodium
Aminohydroxybutane Bisphosphonate
Fosamax
MK-217
4 Amino 1 Hydroxybutylidene 1,1 Biphosphonate
Bisphosphonate, Aminohydroxybutane
MK 217
MK217
Sodium, Alendronate  
Tree Number:   D02.705.429.500.100
Definition English:   A nonhormonal medication for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women. This drug builds healthy bone, restoring some of the bone loss as a result of osteoporosis. 
Pharmacological Action:   Bone Density Conservation Agents
 
History Note English:   97; was ALENDRONATE (NM) 1987-96 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification CT contraindications
EC economics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   32988 
Unique Identifier:   D019386 

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