6.6.2 Bisphosphonates and other drugs affecting bone metabolism
MHRA Safety Update: Bisphosphonates: atypical femoral fractures
MHRA Safety Update: Bisphosphonates: osteonecrosis of the jaw
MHRA Safety Update: Bisphosphonates: atrial fibrillation
For guidance on drug treatment of osteoporosis see primary and secondary prevention pathways
NICE NG101: Early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and management
For daily dosing
Pack |
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28 tablet |
For weekly dosing
Pack |
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4 tablet |
MHRA safety update: osteonecrosis of the external auditory canal
Pack |
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1 pre-filled disposable injection |
This formulation is not for use in osteoporosis
Pack |
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1 vial |
Pack |
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1 tablet |
Pack |
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1 pre-filled disposable injection |
Daily dose
Pack |
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28 tablet |
Daily dose for Paget's disease of bone
Pack |
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28 tablet |
Weekly dose
Pack |
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4 tablet |
Adjuvant treatment in post-menopausal women with breast cancer at high risk of recurrence. For use in accordance with NICE NG101 where zoledronate infusion is declined due to patient preference or side effects.
Pack |
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60 tablet |
These products should only be administered by staff trained to administer intravenous infusions in a hospital or specialist centre
For cancer indications only
For first line adjuvant treatment in post-menopausal women with breast cancer at high risk of recurrence in accordance with NICE NG101
Pack |
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1 vial |
For osteoporosis only
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1 bottle |
- First Line Drugs
- Second Line Drugs
- Specialist Initiated Drugs
- Specialist Only Drugs
- Mixed Status