Clodronate (Systemic)

Brand Names : Bonefos, disodium clodronate

Category

• Bone resorption inhibitor, treatment for bone weakening
• Antihypercalcemic agent, reduces high blood calcium levels caused by cancer

Description

Clodronate (KLA-dro-nayt)is a medicine used to treat a high level of calcium in the blood caused by changes in the body that happen with cancer. Clodronate also treats the weakening in the bones when cancer has spread to the bones from another part of the body.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Capsules (Canada)

Parenteral
• Injection (Canada)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In Canada -

• Bonefos

Another commonly used name is disodium clodronate .

* Not commercially available in the U.S.