Paget's Disease of the Bone : Drugs
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Paget's disease of bone ( osteitis deformans ) is the abnormal formation of bone tissue that results in weakened and deformed bones.
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Risedronate is in a group of medicines called bisphosphonates (bis FOS fo nayts). It
alters the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Risedronate slows bone loss
while increasing bone mass, which may prevent bone fractures.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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Calcitonin is a man-made form of a hormone that occurs naturally in the thyroid gland.
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Calcitonin is a test that measures the amount of the hormone calcitonin in the blood.
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Calcitonin is a hormone involved in regulating calcium metabolism. The hormone calcitonin is produced by the thyroid gland.
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Polypeptide hormone secreted by parafollicular cells (C cells) of thyroid gland; acts predominantly on bone to lower serum calcium concentration and inhibit bone resorption.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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Etidronate is in a group of medicines called bisphosphonates (bis FOS fo nayts). It alters
the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body.
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Alendronate is in the group of medicines called bisphosphonates (bis FOS fo nayts). It
alters the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Alendronate slows bone loss
while increasing bone mass, which may prevent bone fractures.
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Calcitonin is a man-made form of a hormone that occurs naturally in the thyroid gland.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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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.
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Plicamycin is a cancer (antineoplastic) medication. Plicamycin interferes with the growth of
cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Plicamycin is also known as mithramycin and Mithracin. The medicine kills cancer cells.
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Synthetic bisphosphonate; bone resorption inhibitor.
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Tiludronate is in the group of medicines called bisphosphonates (bis FOS fo nayts). It
alters the cycle of bone formation and breakdown in the body. Tiludronate slows bone loss while
increasing bone mass, which may prevent bone fractures.
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