Chemicals and Drugs

Pamidronate

An aminobisphosphonate that inhibits BONE RESORPTION and is used for the treatment of osteolytic lesions, bone pain, and severe HYPERCALCEMIA associated with malignancies.

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Abstract

An aminobisphosphonate that inhibits BONE RESORPTION and is used for the treatment of osteolytic lesions, bone pain, and severe HYPERCALCEMIA associated with malignancies.

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  • (3-Amino-1-hydroxypropylidene)-1,1-biphosphonate
  • AHPrBP
  • Amidronate
  • Amino-1-hydroxypropane-1,1-diphosphonate
  • Aminohydroxypropylidene Diphosphonate
  • Aminopropanehydroxydiphosphonate
  • Amino 1 hydroxypropane 1,1 diphosphonate
  • 1-Hydroxy-3-aminopropane-1,1-diphosphonic acid
  • Aredia
  • Pamidronate Calcium
  • Pamidronate Disodium
  • Pamidronate Monosodium
  • Pamidronic Acid
  • 1 Hydroxy 3 aminopropane 1,1 diphosphonic acid

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2019 (1979)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pamidronate. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000077268. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000077268
  2. Pamidronate. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamidronic_acid
  3. Pamidronate. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q627499