Aredia
Aredia is used for: Treating high calcium levels in the blood due to cancer. It is also used to treat Paget disease of the bone and bone tumors caused by certain cancers. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
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Aredia
Pamidronate is in a group of medicines called bisphosphonates (bis FOS fo nayts). It alters the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Pamidronate is used to treat high levels of calcium in the blood related to cancer (also called hypercalcemia of malignancy). Pamidronate is also used...
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Aredia
Aredia, pamidronate disodium (APD), is a bone-resorption inhibitor available in 30-mg or 90-mg vials for intravenous administration. Each 30-mg and 90-mg vial contains, respectively, 30 mg and 90 mg of sterile, lyophilized pamidronate disodium and 470 mg and 375 mg of mannitol, USP. The pH of a 1%...
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Aredia

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Paget's disease
...treatment, and they help increase bone density. Types of bisphosphonates include: Alendronate (Fosamax) Etidronate (Didronel) Pamidronate (Aredia) Risedronate (Actonel) Tiludronate (Skelid) Zoledronic acid (Zometa) Calcitonin -- This hormone is involved in bone metabolism. Types include: Intranasal...
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See also: Breast Cancer, Bone Metastases, Hypercalcemia, Hypercalcemia of Malignancy, Osteolytic Bone Lesions of Multiple Myeloma, Paget's Disease

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