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differences?
I don't know how interchangeable the "bisphosphonates" are since they are not all the same. Fosamax and Actonel are quite commonly prescribed for osteoporosis whether or not a person has cancer and Boniva is newer but akin to them. So... whether or not they all would do the trick or not, or whether some would and some wouldn't, is the question, since the info was based on clodronate -- and some seem to be more focused on use for malignancy than others....
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Fosamax (alendronate sodium) - tablets, oral solution - bone resorption inhibitor for Paget disease and corticosteroid-induced or age-related osteoporosis in men and women; investigational (orphan) for bone manifestations of Gaucher disease and pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta
Actonel (risedronate sodium) - tablets - bisphosphonate bone resorption inhibitor for osteoporosis and Paget disease
Boniva (ibandronate sodium) - tablets, IV - bisphosphonate bone resorption inhibitor for postmenopausal osteoporosis; also used for metastatic bone disease
clodronate disodium - bisphosphonate bone resorption inhibitor for hypercalcemia of malignancy
Aredia (pamidronate disodium) - IV - bisphosphonate bone resorption inhibitor for Paget disease, hypercalcemia of malignancy, breast cancer, and multiple myeloma
Zometa (zoledronic acid) - IV - bone resorption inhibitor for hypercalcemia of malignancy, multiple myeloma, bone metastasis, and metabolic bone disorders such as Paget's disease
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