Pharmacologic Substance
risedronate sodium
Effect:
Bone Resorption Inhibition
May Prevent:
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
May Treat:
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Paget Disease, Extramammary
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to risedronate sodium:
  • A substance that is being studied in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. It belongs to the family of drugs called bone resorption inhibitors.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The sodium salt of risedronic acid, a synthetic pyridinyl bisphosphonate. Risedronic acid binds to hydroxyapatite crystals in bone and inhibits osteoclast-dependent bone resorption.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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