Recent news on Risedronate

US approves Reclast to treat Paget’s  -  May 21, 2007
ArabianBusiness.com,...data comparing a single dose of Aclasta/Reclast with Actonel (30 mg risedronate) taken daily for 60 days in two identically designed six month trials.

Let's Make May the Month to Tame Osteoporosis Hype  -  May 23, 2007
Women's eNews,These include the bisphosphonates known as alendronate (brand name Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel) and ibandronate (Boniva); the hormone calcitonin

Once-yearly medication shown to significantly reduce bone ...  -  May 2, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Effects of risedronate treatment on vertebral and nonvertebral fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Dr. Bill Elliott: Lifestyle changes can help prevent bone loss  -  May 21, 2007
Marin Independent-Journal,Bisphosphonate medications such as alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel) and ibandronate (Boniva) are first-line treatment.

Osteoporosis Treatment -- Without Estrogen  -  May 13, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Bisphosphonates available to treat osteoporosis include alendronate (Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva) and risedronate (Actonel).

Transdermal Oxybutynin for Overactive Bladder Safe in Patients on ...  -  May 11, 2007
DG NewsOf the patients taking bisphosphonates, 204 took alendronate and 90 took risedronate. Some patients took both medications.

New drug drastically reduces fractures, research shows  -  May 3, 2007
Globe and Mail,Bisphosphonates in pill form, such as alendronate (brand name Fosamax) and risedronate (Actonel), are popular treatments for osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis drug offers women hope  -  May 2, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Around half a million women in the UK take drugs such as alendronate and risedronate, known as bisphosphonates, in pill form daily or weekly to treat

Once-a-Year IV Drug Scores for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis  -  May 2, 2007
MedPage Today,Two oral bisphosphonates, alendronate (Fosamax) and risedronate (Actonel). have been effective, he said. However, Dr. Black added, the pills must be taken

A Once-weekly Formulation of Risedronate Sodium Hydrate, an ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Risedronate sodium hydrate is a bisphosphonate antiosteoporotic agent, which was originally synthesized by Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in the United

Reclast Receives US Approval As A Highly Effective Treatment For ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Clinical studies show Aclasta/Reclast is more effective[4], starts working faster[5] and offers a longer period of remission than Actonel (risedronate

Risedronate versus Alendronate study  -  Apr 4, 2007
News-Medical.net,Patients taking the osteoporosis treatment risedronate (Actonel, risedronate sodium) were almost half as likely to sustain a hip fracture as those taking

Effect of Monitoring Bone Turnover Markers on Persistence with ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the impact of physician reinforcement using bone turnover markers (BTMs) on persistence with risedronate

Call For Greater Use Of Comparative Effectiveness Studies To Help ...  -  Apr 10, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The RisedronatE, ALendronate (REAL) cohort study was a retrospective analysis of a health service utilization database. These databases are generated by

Reclast Receives US Approval as a Highly Effective Treatment for ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Clinical studies show Aclasta/Reclast is more effective4, starts working faster5 and offers a longer period of remission than Actonel® (risedronate sodium)*

Novartis’ Drug for Second Most Prevalent Bone Disease Approved  -  Apr 18, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Clinical studies show that Reclast is more effective, starts working faster, and offers a longer period of remission than Actonel (risedronate sodium),

New Dosing Approved for Actonel  -  Apr 18, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA has approved new dosing for Procter & Gamble’s Actonel (risedronate sodium) tablets, giving patients the option of taking one Actonel 75 mg tablet

MultiVu Video Feed: FDA Approves Reclast(R) the First and Only ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...is more effective, offers a longer period of remission and starts working faster than the current standard treatment, Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium).

The US Food And Drug Administration Approves New Actonel Dose To ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),On April 16, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new dose for Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium tablets) that will give patients the

The US Food and Drug Administration Approves New Actonel Dose to ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Please see full prescribing information for Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium tablets) for additional safety information. For a copy of the full prescribing

The US Food and Drug Administration Approves New Actonel Dose to ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),There are no head-to-head studies comparing the safety and efficacy of risedronate and ibandronate. About Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a silent disease that

FDA approves new Actonel dose  -  Apr 19, 2007
News-Medical.net,The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new dose for Actonel (risedronate sodium tablets) that will give patients the option of taking one

The US Food and Drug Administration Approves New Actonel Dose to ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Earthtimes.orgCINCINNATI and BRIDGEWATER, NJ, April 17 -- On April 16, 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new dose for Actonel(R) (risedronate

Sanofi-Aventis, P&G Reports FDA Approval For New Actonel Dose To ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Trading Markets,...the US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new dose for Actonel, risedronate sodium tablets, to treat and prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis Treatment For Preventing First Fracture, Australia  -  Mar 30, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Osteoporosis medication risedronate (trade names Actonel and Actonel Combi) has this week been recommended for reimbursement on the Pharmaceutical Benefits

Bisphosphonate-associated necrosis of the jaws  -  Mar 28, 2007
Woman Dentist Journal,Commonly used oral bisphosphonates include tiludronate (Skelid), alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel), etidronate (Didronel), and ibandronate

Risedronate prevents bone loss in breast cancer survivors  -  Feb 7, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),Dr. Susan L. Greenspan from University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and other members of the Risedronate's Effect on Bone Loss in Breast Cancer (ReBBeCa)

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome  -  Feb 19, 2007
KKTV 11 News,Your doctor may also have you take bone-loss medications, such as risedronate (Actonel) and calcitonin (Miacalcin). Opioid medications may be another option

Prevention of Bone Loss in Survivors of Breast Cancer: A ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Objective: Our objective was to determine whether risedronate, 35 mg weekly, is efficacious and safe in preventing bone loss associated with

Nancy Whelan: Osteoporosis medications can have side effects  -  Jan 5, 2007
Sebastian Sun (subscription),Alendronate and risedronate have demonstrated that they can increase bone mass and reduce the incidence of spine, hip and other fractures.

Arthritis :: Popular osteoporosis pills risedronate may also slow ...  -  Nov 23, 2006
SpiritIndia,Researchers began to wonder if risedronate might be used to treat osteoarthritis after noticing that the drug, and other compounds in the same class of drugs ...

New Study Shows Actonel Almost Halves The Risk Of Hip Fractures ...  -  Nov 24, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...women showed that among patients newly prescribed one of the two most popular osteoporosis treatments, patients taking Actonel® (risedronate sodium) were ...

Osteoporosis Meds And Jaw Pain: What's The Risk?  -  Dec 11, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),...millions of Americans take oral bisphosphonate drugs, a class of drugs that includes alendronate (Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva), risedronate (Actonel) and ...

10,000 run for fun — and to help bolster arthritis research  -  Dec 11, 2006
Seattle Times,Another group of researchers found that risedronate, an osteoporosis drug, helped prevent further bone damage in osteoarthritis patients. ...

Joints may benefit from bone drug  -  Nov 24, 2006
Baltimore Sun,Dr. Clifton Bingham and colleagues studied the effect of risedronate, commonly marketed as Actonel, on a group of 2,483 arthritic men and women from the United ...

Research and Markets: Procter & Gamble Is Collaborating on the ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
Business Wire (press release),Business Unit. Actonel (risedronate), a third-generation, once-daily bisphosphonate, is P&G’s only major pharmaceutical product. P&G ...

Doctor: Osteoporosis should be a concern for women who smoke ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
49abcnews.com,Currently, bisphosphonates -- alendronate, ibandronate and risedronate -- calcitonin, estrogens, parathyroid hormone and raloxifene are approved by the US Food ...

Osteoarthritis patients need not to come to a grinding halt  09 Nov 2006
Buckland-Wright and his colleagues now have evidence that risedronate, an osteoporosis drug, might help slow the progression of osteoarthritis. ... -Shreveport Times, Teva in legal bid to upset P&G's Actonel patent  Nov 6, 2006
In 2004, Teva applied to sell a generic version of Actonel, risedronate sodium hemipentahydrate, a compound in the same class of bone-disease fighters as the ... -MarketWatch Real Names for Bloggers  Oct 23, 2006
...on the development of an “Efficient Bone Metabolism Invigorantâ€? at Kim Il Sung University where researchers came up with a new risedronate, which they’re ... -Red Herring, Helen Hayes Hospital seeks best treatments for osteoporosis  Oct 27, 2006
...looks at women who take two of the commonly prescribed osteoporosis drugs - alendronate sodium, known by the brand name Fosamax, and risedronate sodium, with ... -The Journal News.com, Not just for women: Osteoporosis jumps gender gap  Oct 29, 2006
Meanwhile, a handful of drugs used to increase bone mass in osteoporotic women have been approved in recent years for men, including risedronate sodium (Actonel ... -American Medical News (subscription) Rhodia provides process and handling updates  Oct 12, 2006
...safety.â€?. The new technology is applicable to the manufacture of materials such as alendronate, risedronate and zoledronate. “Phosphorus ... -In-PharmaTechnologist.com, Actonel for treatment to increase bone mass in men with ...  Sep 22, 2006
The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Actonel 35mg ( Risedronate ) for treatment to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis. ... -Xagena.it

Higher Persistency Rates Seen with FOSAMAX(R) Once Weekly ...  Sep 19, 2006
FOSAMAX(R) Once Weekly (alendronate) therapies than were seen among patients taking ibandronate once monthly or once weekly risedronate therapies, according to ... -Business Wire

Medical Breakthrough -- Keep Your Teeth and Bones Strong  Sep 1, 2006
Evelyn and other women like her take Risedronate, a drug that helps prevent bone loss. ... Right now, Risedronate is only approved for patients with osteoporosis. -WQAD

Market Report -- In Play (MRK)  Sep 19, 2006
Fosamax Once Weekly (alendronate) therapies than were seen among patients taking ibandronate once monthly or once weekly risedronate therapies, according to ... -MSN Money

Women More Likely to Stay on Once-Monthly Ibandronate Versus Once ...  Sep 18, 2006
...ibandronate sodium) were approximately 25 percent more likely to stay on therapy than women taking the once-weekly medications, alendronate or risedronate.(1). ... -DG News

Women taking Roche, GSK's Boniva more likely to stick with ...  Sep 17, 2006
Boniva were approximately 25 pct more likely to stay on therapy than women taking the once-weekly medications alendronate or risedronate, Roche Holdings AG and ... -Hemscott

Women With Osteoporosis More Likely To Stay On Once-Monthly Oral ...  Sep 18, 2006
...were more likely to stay on treatment during the first six months relative to those on a weekly bisphosphonate (alendronate or risedronate) according to ... -Medical News Today

Shocking variation in prices of same medicine  Aug 31, 2006
9.87 and Rs. 55.76; a drug to prevent post-menopausal osteoporosis, Risedronate (generic name), is available at Rs. 200.50 and Rs. ... -Hindu

Health — Pharmacy Q&A  Sep 13, 2006
...tissue located in the jaw. Actonel (risedronate) is in the family of drugs called bisphosphonates. Others include Fosamax (alendronate ... -The Stamford Times

Canadian Web Sites Selling Counterfeit Drug Products  Sep 1, 2006
...found the following drugs from these Canadian sites to be counterfeit: Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium), Diovan (valsartan), Actonel (risedronate sodium), Nexium ... -Facts and Comparisons

Boniva advertising 'not misleading' says US judge  Sep 8, 2006
P&G and Sanofi-Aventis market a competing bisphosphonate called Actonel (risedronate sodium), and both brands are jostling for market share in a sector ... -Pharma Times (subscription)

Arthritis :: Popular osteoporosis pills risedronate may also slow ...  -  Nov 23, 2006
SpiritIndia,Researchers began to wonder if risedronate might be used to treat osteoarthritis after noticing that the drug, and other compounds in the same class of

New Study Shows Actonel Almost Halves The Risk Of Hip Fractures ...  -  Nov 24, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),..."The rapid onset of fracture reduction observed for risedronate in this study is consistent with results from randomised clinical trials of risedronate,"

Study of Over 33000 Women Comparing Two Most Prescribed ...  -  Nov 17, 2006
Earthtimes.org..."The rapid onset of fracture reduction observed for risedronate in thisstudy is consistent with results from randomised clinical trials ofrisedronate," says

Joints may benefit from bone drug  -  Nov 24, 2006
Baltimore Sun,Dr. Clifton Bingham and colleagues studied the effect of risedronate, commonly marketed as Actonel, on a group of 2483 arthritic men and women from the

10000 run for fun — and to help bolster arthritis research  -  Dec 11, 2006
Seattle Times,Another group of researchers found that risedronate, an osteoporosis drug, helped prevent further bone damage in osteoarthritis patients.

Osteoporosis Meds And Jaw Pain: What's The Risk?  -  Dec 11, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Americans take oral bisphosphonate drugs, a class of drugs that includes alendronate (Fosamax), ibandronate (Boniva), risedronate (Actonel) and others.

Doctor: Osteoporosis should be a concern for women who smoke ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
49abcnews.com,Currently, bisphosphonates -- alendronate, ibandronate and risedronate -- calcitonin, estrogens, parathyroid hormone and raloxifene are approved by the US

Jawbone death risk small from medications  -  Dec 7, 2006
United Press International...take oral bisphosphonate drugs, a class of drugs that includes alendronate, or Fosamax; ibandronate, or Boniva; risedronate, or Actonel; and others.

Actonel prevents fractures better than Fosamax  -  Nov 22, 2006
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study suggest that Actonel (risedronate) provides greater fracture protection in the first year of therapy

Comparison of Weekly Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with ...  Jul 6, 2006
...postmenopausal women with low BMD entered the extension, continuing their same treatment allocation [once-weekly (OW) alendronate 70 mg or OW risedronate 35 mg ... -Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Osteoarthritis patients don't need to come to grinding halt  Jun 21, 2006
Buckland-Wright and his colleagues now have evidence that risedronate, an osteoporosis drug, might help slow the progression of osteoarthritis. ... -USA Today

Reports of Adverse Events From Bone Drugs Prompt Caution  Jun 27, 2006
...alendronate. Six reports of the pain syndrome were associated with risedronate use and were reported between September 1998 and June 2003. ... -Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

Persistent Use of Bisphosphonates Lowers Risk of Osteoporotic ...  Jun 27, 2006
The patients were selected as new female users of the bisphosphonates alendronate, etidronate, and risedronate, of >50 years of age, for a 7.5-year period ... -DG News



Self-tanning creams spark rashes, itching  May 16, 2006
...immediately. Your osteoporosis drug Actonel (risedronate) is in the same category as Fosamax (alendronate) and Boniva (ibandronate). ... - Charlotte Observer

What’s up doc? Pros and cons of certain medications  May 15, 2006
...trade name Fosamax), pamidronate (trade name Aredia), zoledronic acid (trade name Zometa), etidronate (trade name Didrocal) and risedronate (trade name Actonel ... - Milford Daily News

New drug combo treats osteoporosis  May 8, 2006
Alendronate (Fosamax) and risedronate (Actonel) are medications that slow down bone loss and have been shown to decrease the risk of fractures. ... - News 8 Austin

Don't be dense -- osteoporosis can affect everyone -- even you  May 3, 2006
...reduce fracture rate. Alendronate (fosamax), and Risedronate (actonel) are available in daily or weekly therapy. Studies show that ... - Petaluma Argus-Courier

Sally Field talks about osteoporosis  Apr 21, 2006
Other drugs recently approved for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis are Actonel (risedronate), a bisphosphonate similar to Fosamax, and Evista ... - Food Consumer

Medical Files : Getting over the ‘hump’  Apr 28, 2006
Bisphosphonates (alendronate, ibandronate and risedronate), calcitonin and estrogens act by preventing bone resorption, and are classified as antiresorptive ... - INQ7.net





New Treatment Option For Osteoporosis  Apr 6, 2006
Alendronate (Fosamax) and risedronate (Actonel) are medications that slow down bone loss and have been shown to decrease the risk of fractures. ... - KLTV

Aclasta May Offer a New Approach for Improving Bone Health  Mar 16, 2006
In the extension study, 152 Aclasta patients and 115 risedronate patients were observed for a further median period of 20 months following the end of the 6 ... - DG News

Forecasts Tell Us That Bisphosphonates Will Remain the Mainstay of ...  Mar 27, 2006
...receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene (Evista), and Procter & Gamble holds a 13% share of the market with sales of the bisphosphonate risedronate (Actonel). ... - Genetic Engineering News

Prevention of Osteoporosis Associated With Chronic Glucocorticoid ...  Mar 14, 2006
...prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis should be a potent oral bisphosphonate such as alendronate (70 mg/wk) or risedronate sodium (35 ... - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

Innovative osteoporosis treatment, FOSAVANCE(TM), integrates two ...  Mar 28, 2006
...other commonly used anti-osteoporosis treatments through January 2005 (etidronate, ibandronate, miacalcin, pamidronate, raloxifene, risedronate, teriparatide). ... - Canada NewsWire

Three-monthly osteoporosis drug cleared in Europe  Mar 31, 2006
Bisphosphonate drugs such as Bonviva, Merck & Co's Fosamax (alendronate) and Actonel (risedronate) from Procter & Gamble/Sanofi-Aventis currently represent the ... - Pharma Times (subscription)

Double boost for Bonviva in osteoporosis  Mar 20, 2006
Bisphosphonate drugs such as Bonviva, Fosamax (alendronate) and Actonel (risedronate) from Procter & Gamble/Sanofi-Aventis currently represent the gold ... - Pharma Times (subscription)

Women With Osteoporosis Prefer One Tablet Per Month, Study Shows  Mar 18, 2006
...et al. Influence of Patient Compliance with Risedronate Therapy on Bone Turnover Marker and Bone Mineral Density Response: The IMPACT Study. ... - Medical News Today



Procter to develop Nastech osteoporosis drug  Feb 15, 2006
...market, thanks primarily to its SERM raloxifene (Evista), while Procter & Gamble holds a 13 per cent share with sales of its bisphosphonate risedronate (Actonel ... - In-PharmaTechnologist.com,

Nastech's PTH Nasal Spray Lands $577M P&G Deal  Feb 1, 2006
For P&G, which already markets an osteoporosis drug, Actenol (risedronate), a bisphosphonate that brings in about $1.7 billion in sales per year, the deal with ... - BioWorld Online (subscription),

What Causes Osteoporosis?  Feb 6, 2006
Calcium and vitamin D supplements as mentioned previously are often paired with bisphosphonates like Alendronate and Risedronate, selective estrogen receptor ... - DailyIndia.com

It is Predicted in the Next Ten Years the Demand for Drugs to ...  Feb 3, 2006
...receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene (Evista), and Procter & Gamble holds a 13% share of the market with sales of the bisphosphonate risedronate (Actonel). ... - International News Service

Nastech's PTH Nasal Spray Lands $577M P&G Deal  Feb 1, 2006
For P&G, which already markets an osteoporosis drug, Actenol (risedronate), a bisphosphonate that brings in about $1.7 billion in sales per year, the deal with ... - BioWorld Online (subscription)

Treatments for excess parathyroid hormone  Jan 17, 2006
...the effects of hyperparathyroidism on the bones is possible, too - osteoporosis drugs such as Fosamax (alendronate) and Actonel (risedronate) can prevent ... - Newsday

Boniva for injection cleared in USA  Jan 9, 2006
...drugs was illustrated last week when Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi-Aventis, which make a rival drug called Actonel (risedronate sodium), asked a ... - Pharma Times (subscription)

Doctors May Neglect Bone Loss When Prescribing Steroids  Jan 16, 2006
...osteoporosis. They are Fosamax (alendronate) manufactured by Merck, and Actonel (risedronate), made by Procter & Gamble, the authors noted. ... - MedPage Today

GRAY HAIR AND ACNE EMBARRASS TEEN  Jan 14, 2006
What can I take in place of those two? -- EM. ANSWER: You must have misunderstood your dentist. Actonel (risedronate) stops bone resorption, and it works well. ... - Charlotte Sun-Herald

Loyola to study for first time IV medication for osteopenia and ...  Jan 10, 2006
Oral osteoporosis medications such as alendronate and risedronate may exacerbate the problem because main side effects are gastric ulcers, abdominal pain and ... - News-Medical.net

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