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Buy Fosamax
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Fosamax
Fosamax contains the active ingredient alendronate sodium, which is a type of medicine called a bisphosphonate.
Bisphosphonates are medicines that prevent the breakdown of bone.
Bone is not a static structure. It is continually shaped, reformed and rebuilt by cells called osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
These cells continously deposit and remove calcium and phophorous, stored in a protein network that makes up the structure of the bone.
Old bone is broken down by the osteoclasts and new bone is formed by the osteoblasts.
In women at the menopause, blood levels of the female hormone oestrogen start to decrease.
This results in an increase in bone breakdown by the osteoclasts, which can lead to a loss of bone density.
Bone loss is particularly rapid for the first ten years after the menopause and it may lead to the development of osteoporosis - a condition in which the bones become weak and brittle and break (fracture) more easily.
Osteoporosis can also occur in men and as a result of long-term treatment with corticosteroid medicines such as prednisolone.
Other risk factors include smoking, a family history of osteoporosis, early menopause and thin body build.
Fosamax acid is used both to prevent bone loss in people who are at risk of developing osteoporosis, and to prevent fractures in people who already have osteoporosis.
The medicine works by binding very tightly to the bone and preventing the calcium being removed by the osteoclasts.
This stops the osteoclasts from breaking down the bone, which helps to keep the bones strong and less likely to break.
As Fosamax slows bone turnover and so prevents calcium being rebsorbed from the bones into the blood, it can cause the amount of calcium in your blood to fall too low.
If your dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D is low, your doctor may ask you to take supplements to prevent this.
Dosage
Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: The usual dose of Fosamax is one 10-mg tablet once a day, or one 70-mg tablet or bottle of oral
solution once a week. Treatment may continue for years.
Prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis: The usual dose is one 5-mg tablet once a day or one 35-mg tablet once a week.
Osteoporosis in men: The usual dose is one 10-mg tablet once a day, or one 70-mg tablet or bottle of oral solution once a week.
Steroid-induced osteoporosis: The usual dose is one 5-mg tablet once a day, except for postmenopausal women not taking estrogen,
who should take one 10-mg tablet once daily.
Paget's disease: The usual dose is 40 mg once a day for 6 months.
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