a drug used to treat patients with hypercalcemia (high blood levels of calcium) caused by cancer. it is also used together with other drugs to treat multiple myeloma and to prevent bone fractures and reduce bone pain in people who have cancer that has spread to the bone. it is a type of bisphosphonate. also called zoledronate and zometa.
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From (imida)zole + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.
A bisphosphonate drug, (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid, marketed under the trade names of Zometa and Aclasta, used to prevent bone fractures and to treat hypercalcemia.
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/16 14:29 UTC 版)
Zoledronic acid (INN) or zoledronate (marketed by Novartis under the trade names Zometa, Zomera, Aclasta and Reclast) is a bisphosphonate. Zometa is used to prevent skeletal fractures in patients with cancers such as multiple myeloma and prostate cancer, as well as for treating osteoporosis. It can also be used to treat hypercalcemia of malignancy and can be helpful for treating pain from bone metastases.