"Alendronate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nonhormonal medication for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women. This drug builds healthy bone, restoring some of the bone loss as a result of osteoporosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D019386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.705.429.500.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Alendronate- Alendronate
- Aminohydroxybutane Bisphosphonate
- Bisphosphonate, Aminohydroxybutane
- 4-Amino-1-Hydroxybutylidene 1,1-Biphosphonate
- 4 Amino 1 Hydroxybutylidene 1,1 Biphosphonate
Alendronate Sodium- Alendronate Sodium
- Sodium, Alendronate
- Alendronate Monosodium Salt, Trihydrate
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alendronate" by people in Profiles.
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Bisphosphonates Zometa and Fosamax Synergize with Metformin to Prevent AOM-Induced Colon Cancer in F344 Rat Model. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2020 02; 13(2):185-194.
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Adverse events and intravenous versus oral bisphosphonate use in patients with osteoporosis and cancer in the U.S. Gen Dent. 2010 Nov-Dec; 58(6):484-92; quiz 493-4.
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In-vitro osteogenesis of synovium stem cells induced by controlled release of bisphosphate additives from microspherical mesoporous silica composite. Biomaterials. 2009 Aug; 30(23-24):3996-4005.