Potent inhibitors of osteoclasts and bone resorption. May be used to treat osteoporosis and Paget disease.

Bisphosphonates is a class of drugs that increase bone strength and density. The bisphosphonate compounds bind to the surface of damaged bone cells, inhibiting the rate of bone breakdown by osteoclast [..]

A class of drugs that inhibits the resorption of bone. (Examples: pamidronate, alendronate, and zoledronate).

Synonyms: disphosphonates Abbreviations: BpN, BpN Definition: (biss-FOSS-fone-ates) Sometimes misspelled as biOphosphonates, they are a family of drugs used to treat osteoporosis and the bone pain cau [..]

Organic compounds which contain P-C-P bonds, where P stands for phosphonates or Phosphonic Acids. These compounds Affect Calcium Metabolism. They inhibit ectopic calcification and slow down Bone Resor [..]

A group of drugs used to treat the effects of secondary breast cancer in the bone. Also given to people with primary breast cancer to prevent or treat Osteoporosis

Drugs that help to make weak bones stronger and less likely to break.

A class of prescription nonhormonal, bone-specific drugs government approved for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Works by decreasing the activity of bone-dissolving cells, [..]

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A group of drugs that prevent the loss of calcium from bone and its transfer to the bloodstream. They are used to strengthen the bones in the treatment of Paget's disease (in which the bones beco [..]