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Fosamax
(redirected from alendronate sodium)

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Fos·a·max  (fs-mks)
A trademark used for the drug alendronate.
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Noun1.Fosamax - a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
alendronate
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product


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Data from a McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario, endoscopy study published recently in Gastroenterology and presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) showed that risedronate sodium (Actonel) reduced the incidence of gastric ulcers in healthy, postmenopausal women relative to another osteoporosis therapy, alendronate sodium.
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