M05BA04 - Alendronic Acid

Not Porphyrinogenic

Rationale

Inorganic compound. Accumulates in bone tissue. Not metabolised. Two references consider it (probably) safe.

Chemical description

Aminophosphonate used in postmenopausal osteoporosis where it inhibits bone resorption. Selectively localized to resorption localities in the skeleton where it inhibits osteoclastic activity. Stored in bone tissue.

Personal communication

Andersson C, patient reports: tolerated (n=1).

Ipnet drug reports

Uneventful use reported in 16 patients with acute porphyria.

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M05BA Bisphosphonates

References

#	Citation details	PubMed ID
Porphyria Drug Lists
1.	French List Centre Français des Porphyries
2.	South African List Porphyria South Africa No longer maintained

Tradenames

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Alendronate 70 Oethmaan · Alendronate Unicorn · Densalen · Densate · Femax · Fosagen · Fosamax · Ostena · Osteobon · Osteonate

Alendroninezuur · Bonasol · Fosamax

Alendronate · Fosamax

Acide Alendronique · Alendronique Acide · Fosamax · Steovess

Acido Alendronico · Alendrofarm · Fosamax · Soludronate

Elanosta

Acido Alendronico · Adronat · Alendronato · Alendros · Alenic · Aston · Binosto · Bonasol · Doryx · Dralenos · Fosamax · Genalen · Glamor · Loss · Nofrattil · Porodron · Poronal · Realen