The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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October 14, 2002
Once-a-week Risedronate (Actonel)
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Once-a-week Risedronate (Actonel)
October 14, 2002 (Issue: 1141)
A once-weekly 35-mg oral formulation of the bisphosphonate risedronate (Actonel) has been approved by the FDA for prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. A once-weekly formulation of alendronate (Fosamax) was approved last year...more
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