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risedronate

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A bisphosphonate drug, C7H10NO7P2, that inhibits bone resorption and is used in the form of its sodium salt to treat and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.

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  • noun organic chemistry Any salt or ester of risedronic acid
  • noun medicine The sodium salt, used to reduce calcium loss from bones

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Perhaps (py)ri(dine) + -se-, origin unknown + (hy)dr(oxy) + (bisphosph)onate.]

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Examples

  • - using a clinical scoring system - to qualify for a bisphosphonate such as risedronate or etidronate.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • Actonel and Atelvia (risedronate sodium) made by Warner Chilcott; Boniva (ibandronate sodium) from Roche Therapeutics, Inc.; and Reclast (zoledronic acid) from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

    FDA to review safety of osteoporosis drugs 2011

  • The study underscores the Food and Drug Administration's move last October to add a warning about this risk to the labeling of those drugs, which include alendronate (Fosamax, Fosamax Plus D, and generics), risedronate (Actonel, Actonel with Calcium, Atelvia, and generics), ibandronate (Boniva), and zoledronic acid (Reclast).

    Study confirms osteoporosis drugs pose risk of thigh fractures in women 2011

  • That may be a concern for women who use popular osteoporosis drugs including alendronate (Fosamax and its generic equivalent), ibandronate (Boniva), risedronate (Actonel) and zoledronic acid (Reclast).

    Consumer Reports Insights: How to reduce the risk of falls and fractures 2010

  • Overall 2.8% of women on risedronate suffered hip fracture versus 3.9% on placebo, a difference of 1.1% that although statistically significant was not very impressive.

    Doug Bremner: Ladies, Don't Fall Into the Bone Mineral Density Osteoporosis Trap 2008

  • In addition to hormone replacement, the bisphosphonates alendronate, ibandronate, and risedronate, calcitonin, and raloxifene are antiresorptive medications, which slow or stop the bone-resorbing portion of the bone-remodeling cycle without slowing the bone-forming portion of the cycle.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • In addition to hormone replacement, the bisphosphonates alendronate, ibandronate, and risedronate, calcitonin, and raloxifene are antiresorptive medications, which slow or stop the bone-resorbing portion of the bone-remodeling cycle without slowing the bone-forming portion of the cycle.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • In addition to hormone replacement, the bisphosphonates alendronate, ibandronate, and risedronate, calcitonin, and raloxifene are antiresorptive medications, which slow or stop the bone-resorbing portion of the bone-remodeling cycle without slowing the bone-forming portion of the cycle.

    You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007

  • The medications most frequently used now are the bisphosphonates alendronate (brand name Fosamax) or risedronate (Actonel) and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) called raloxifene (Evista).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

  • The medications most frequently used now are the bisphosphonates alendronate (brand name Fosamax) or risedronate (Actonel) and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) called raloxifene (Evista).

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

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