| Literature DB >> 1605902 |
K S Eyres1, P Marshall, E McCloskey, D L Douglas, J A Kanis.
Abstract
The recommended regimen of etidronic acid (disodium etidronate) for the treatment of Paget's disease of bone is 5mg/kg/day for a period of less than six months. There have, however, been reports of impaired mineralisation of bone and concern that the risk of fracture is increased with this dosage. We report a patient with Paget's disease in whom fractures occurred through pagetic and non-pagetic bone which appeared to be causally related to treatment with lose doses of etidronic acid. The osteomalacia resolved when etidronic acid was discontinued.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1605902 DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199207020-00008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drug Saf ISSN: 0114-5916 Impact factor: 5.606