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(also known as Fosavance, Alendronate)
Alendronate is a bisphosphonate drug used for osteoporosis and several other bone diseases. It is marketed alone as well as in combination with vitamin D. more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Osteoporosis | 83 |
59% |
| Lupus | 8 |
100% |
| Osteogenesis Imperfecta | 3 |
67% |
| Crohn's Disease & Ulcer... | 2 |
100% |
| Fibromyalgia | 2 |
100% |
Overall, 67% (106
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Fosamax Reviews
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can't tolerate this oral drug either
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Acid Reflux a big problem
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I had to stop it ,as it is contraindicated for me because of Barrette's Esophogus.
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b/c of crohns most of the osteoporosis meds hurt my stomach....wasn't worth the extra pain
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I was on this med for 1 year and I was literally losing more bone mass from the year before. Now I am on Forteo for 2 years.
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Different side effects with generic Fosamax?
I don't know about the lightheadedness and general weakness, but your other side effects are most likely the Alendronate (generic Fosamax). I have ... [More] -
Different side effects with generic Fosamax?
Okay, found some info. Fosavance is essentially a combination of Fosmax and D3. Here's what was said: "Now available in Canada, Fosavance™ (al... [More] -
fosamax
I took Fosamax for about 7 years, I had a lot of side effects. If you want to know about the side effects look at a web site called Fosamax side ef... [More] -
5 vs 10 years of Alendronate (Fosamax)
Hey Fred Glad you brought up the issue of men and osteoporosis treatment. Unfortunately the above study was done only in women and its hard to say wh... [More] -
5 vs 10 years of Alendronate (Fosamax)
Many of you may have heard results of this study published in JAMA Dec 2006 (Vol 296. No.24) This is important because many of us doing Womens Health... [More]
