CLINICAL USE
Treatment and prevention of post- menopausal osteoporosis (including corticosteroid induced)Paget’s disease
DOSE IN NORMAL RENAL FUNCTION
Post-menopausal osteoporosis: 5 mg daily or 35 mg weeklyPaget’s disease: 30 mg daily for 2 months
PHARMACOKINETICS
DOSE IN RENAL IMPAIRMENT
GFR (mL/MIN)
DOSE IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPIES
IMPORTANT DRUG INTERACTIONS
Potentially hazardous interactions with other drugsCalcium-containing substances: avoid for 2 hours before and after administration
ADMINISTRATION
Reconstition
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Route
Oral
Rate of Administration
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Comments
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OTHER INFORMATION
Swallow whole with a glass of water 30 minutes before food. Sit or stand upright for 30 minutes after administrationRenal clearance is decreased by 70% in patients with creatinine clearance <30 mL/minNo data, but one paper suggests using a decreased dose when GFR< 20 mL/min.
One paper reviewed all the information available and concluded that 50% of the recommended dose may be possible in ERF, but more trials are required, and osteomalacia and adynamic bone disease must first be excluded. Examples of use in other units in HD patients: Normal doses; 5 mg once weekly