| 11. | Wrist fractures were 48 percent less frequent among alendronate and symptomatic spinal fractures were 45 percent less frequent.
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| 12. | Both studies were funded by Merck & Co ., the pharmaceutical giant that makes alendronate.
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| 13. | Some studies have found oral and intravenous bisphosphonates, such as oral alendronate and intravenous pamidronate, equivalent.
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| 14. | FPPS is the target of bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax ( alendronate ) and Actonel ( risedronate ).
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| 15. | Alendronate is the first in a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates that work directly on bone without hormones.
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| 16. | The findings are likely to reassure doctors as well as patients who take Fosamax, known generically as alendronate.
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| 17. | In osteoporosis and Paget's, the most popular first-line bisphosphonate drugs are alendronate and risedronate.
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| 18. | Of the new drugs, the best known is Fosamax, the brand-name for the drug alendronate sodium.
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| 19. | Studies of alendronate show it can stop the loss of bone density and allow the body to grow healthy bone.
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| 20. | The study involved nearly 1, 000 women between 45 and 80 who took either alendronate or an inactive placebo daily.
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