Drug class

Bisphosphonates

Bisphosphonates are a therapeutic class of antiresorptive medications structurally analogous to inorganic pyrophosphate that bind directly to hydroxyapatite crystals in the bone matrix. Read more about Bisphosphonates

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ALENDRONATE SODIUM

OSTEOPOROSIS AGENTS · POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS ·+1
REMEDYREPACK, I
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About Bisphosphonates.

Bisphosphonates are a therapeutic class of antiresorptive medications structurally analogous to inorganic pyrophosphate that bind directly to hydroxyapatite crystals in the bone matrix.

They exert their therapeutic effects primarily by inhibiting osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and accelerating osteoclast apoptosis, with newer nitrogen-containing agents specifically inhibiting farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase in the mevalonate pathway.

Clinically, bisphosphonates are indicated for metabolic and oncologic skeletal disorders characterized by excessive bone turnover, notably postmenopausal and glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, Paget disease of bone, hypercalcemia of malignancy, and solid tumor or multiple myeloma bone metastases.