Pharmacologic Substance
etidronic acid
Effect:
Bone Resorption Inhibition
May Treat:
Hypercalcemia; Ossification, Heterotopic; Paget Disease, Extramammary
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to etidronic acid:
  • A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits ectopic calcification and slows down bone resorption and bone turnover.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are used as treatment for hypercalcemia (abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood) and for cancer that has spread to the bone (bone metastases).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • As a member of the family of drugs known as bisphosphonates, etidronate differs from endogenous pyrophosphate in its resistance to enzymatic hydrolysis. This agent adsorbs to hydroxyapatite cells and reduces the number of osteoclasts, thereby inhibiting abnormal bone resorption. Etidronate may also directly stimulate bone formation by osteoblasts. (NCI)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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