Alendronate in Moderate to Severe Renal Insufficiency A Preliminary Case Report Colonel Retired ; Jay Higgs, Fellow ACP, Wilford Hall USAF Medica Center, Lackland AFB, Texas Introduction: Because of insufficient safety data, patients with severe renal insufficiency are proscribed by package insert from taking bisphosphonates. Recent abstracts of small retrospective studies have noted no increased rate of complications in this population. The hypothesis of this study is that the low if any excess toxicity of alendronate in such patients has resulted in a drift toward prescribing despite proscription for creatinine clearance CrCl ; less than 35 cc minute. Method: The pharmacy and laboratory Consolidated Health Care System at a USAF medical center was queried to find 143 patients who had ever been exposed to alendronate and also had ever had an abdominal serum creatinine Scr ; . The electronic records of these patients were then hand searched using the Integrated Clinical Database. Inclusion criteria were an elevated Scr on more than one occasion preceding the first prescription of alendronate. Exclusion criteria included prescription of alendronate for metastatic carcinoma. Fifty patients met inclusion criteria. Hard copy chart reviews were performed on an initial subgroup of 14 patients to obtain information sufficient to estimate the CrCl by the Gault formula and look for complications of therapy. Results: Ten of these 14 patients 71% ; had a calculated creatinine clearance less than 35 cc min at the time of their first identifiable alendronate prescription 2 dialysis, range for the other 8 18-34 cc minute, mean 27.2 ; . Mean alendronate exposure was 9.6 months range 0.16-29.6 ; . Two patients had side effects, one non-esophageal gastrointestinal symptoms and one headaches. There was no trend toward decline in renal function. There was no evidence that alendronate was discontinued due to side effects in any of the records examined. Conclusion: The preliminary data from this study thus far add to the small but growing body of information, which fails to show a detriment for alendronate patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency. The data are insufficient, however, to make a clear safety statement. If the trend towards safety continues as additional records are examined, a prospective safety trial will be warranted as the next step toward expanding this valuable therapy to patients with moderate to severe renal failure.
FIT consisted of two placebo-controlled studies using alendronate daily 5 mg daily for two years and 10 mg daily for either one or two additional years ; : FIT 1: A three-year study of 2, 027 patients who had at least one baseline vertebral compression ; fracture. In this study alendronate daily reduced the incidence of 1 new vertebral fracture by 47% alendronate 7.9% vs. placebo 15.0% ; . In addition, a statistically significant reduction was found in the incidence of hip fractures 1.1% vs. 2.2%, a reduction of 51% ; . FIT 2: A four-year study of 4, 432 patients with low bone mass but without a baseline vertebral fracture. In this study, a significant difference was observed in the analysis of the subgroup of osteoporotic women 37% of the global population who correspond with the above definition of osteoporosis ; in the incidence of hip fractures alendronate 1.0% vs. placebo 2.2%, a reduction of 56% ; and in the incidence of 1 vertebral fracture 2.9% vs. 5.8%, a reduction of 50% ; . 5.2 PHARMACOKINETIC PROPERTIES Absorption Relative to an intravenous reference dose, the oral mean bioavailability of alendronate in women was 0.64% for doses ranging from 5 to 70 mg when administered after an overnight fast and two hours before a standardised breakfast. Bioavailability was decreased similarly to an estimated 0.46% and 0.39% when alendronate was administered one hour or half an hour before a standardised breakfast. In osteoporosis studies, alendronate was effective when administered at least 30 minutes before the first food or beverage of the day. Bioavailability was negligible whether alendronate was administered with, or up to two hours after, a standardised breakfast. Concomitant administration of alendronate with coffee or orange juice reduced bioavailability by approximately 60%. In healthy subjects, oral prednisone 20 mg three times daily for five days ; did not produce a clinically meaningful change in oral bioavailability of alendronate a mean increase ranging from 20% to 44% ; . Distribution Studies in rats show that alendronate transiently distributes to soft tissues following 1 mg kg intravenous administration but is then rapidly redistributed to bone or excreted in the urine. The mean steady-state volume of distribution, exclusive of bone, is at least 28 litres in humans. Concentrations of drug in plasma following therapeutic oral doses are too low for analytical detection 5 ng ml ; . Protein binding in human plasma is approximately 78%. Biotransformation There is no evidence that alendronate is metabolised in animals or humans. Elimination Following a single intravenous dose of [14C] alendronate, approximately 50% of the radioactivity was excreted in the urine within 72 hours and little or no radioactivity was recovered in the faeces. Following a single 10 mg intravenous dose, the renal clearance of alendronate was 71 ml min, and systemic clearance did not exceed 200 ml min. Plasma concentrations fell by more than 95% within six hours following intravenous administration. The terminal half-life in humans is estimated to exceed ten years, reflecting release of alendronate from the skeleton. Alejdronate is not excreted through the acidic or basic transport systems of the kidney in rats, and thus it is not anticipated to interfere with the excretion of other medicinal products by those systems in humans. Characteristics in patients.
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1, 25 dihydroxy vitamin D see calcitriol 25-hydroxy vitamin D . 53, 54, 117, absorptiometry see dual x-ray absorptiometry academic detailing . 283, 289 academic institutions see bone health, promoting acquired skeletal disorders prevalence . 81-83 acromegaly .47 Actonel see risedronate adenoma . 48, 241, 243 Administration on Aging . 9, 301 adolescents see also children and adolescents .258 sex hormone deficiency in . 48, 191 adrenal gland . 29, 30, 191 adults see young adults; middle age adynamic bone disease.54 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AHRQ ; . 9, 206, 210, age-related osteoporosis . 43-46 aging population . 4, 6, 76-77, aging see also older adults . 21, 29, 114 calcium and .268 fall risk and .133 nutrition and.268 osteoporosis and . 43-46 physical activity and . 129-130, 174-176, 270 Albright, Fuller . 229, 232 alcohol and bone health . 139, 140, 179, alendronate . 226-227, 234 alkaline phosphatase. 190, 191 allergic disorders .49 Alzheimer's disease .133 amenorrhea see also athletic amenorrhea . 114, 136, 190, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons .177 American Academy of Pediatrics AAP ; .117 American Association of Clinical Endocrinology .285.
Effect was mediated by the mevalonate pathway. Importantly, we did not find any differences in nuclear morphology by Hoechst staining after treatment of PC-3 cells with 10 M alendronate Fig. 6d ; compared with control treatment Fig. 6b ; . This suggests, together with growth rate experiments Fig. 1a ; , that under the conditions used, alendronate did not induce apoptosis. DISCUSSION Many studies have implied that the effects of BPs are targeted primarily to osteoclasts, with indirect actions on cancer cells 9 11 ; . During the past few years, however, interesting new data on possible direct effects on cancer cells have emerged. In this study, we investigated the effects of BPs on early steps of metastasis: cancer cell invasion; adhesion; migration; and MMP production. Our results show that both the amino-BP alendronate and clodronate inhibit invasion, adhesion, and migration of PC-3 prostate cancer cells, but the mechanisms of action of these two BPs are distinct. Inhibited invasion of alendronate- or clodronate-pretreated PC-3 cells clearly demonstrated the direct effect of these BPs on cancer cells in vitro. Importantly, only very low concentrations IC50 1 for alendronate ; were needed for complete inhibition of invasion, which suggests specific effect s ; on the function of cancer cells. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of alendronate pretreatment sustained through the invasion assay in the absence of BPs. Corresponding inhibition of invasion was seen in alendronate-pretreated Du-145.
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Gen replacement therapy and fractures in older women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Ann Intern Med 1995; 122: 9-16. Lufkin EG, Wahner HW, O'Fallon WM, Hodgson SF, Kotowicz MA, Lane AW, et al. Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with transdermal estrogen. Ann Intern Med 1992; 117: 1-9. Cummings SR, Eckert S, Krueger KA, Grady D, Powles TJ, Cauley JA, et al. The effect of raloxifene on risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: results from the MORE randomized trial. JAMA 1999; 281: 2189-97. Delmas PD, Bjarnason NH, Mitlak BH, Ravoux AC, Shah AS, Huster WJ, et al. Effect of raloxifene on bone mineral density, serum cholesterol concentrations and uterine endometrium in postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med 1997; 337: 1641-7. Ettinger B, Black DM, Mitlak BH, Knickerbocker RK, Nickelsen T, Genant HK, et al. for the Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation MORE ; Investigators. Reduction of vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with raloxifene: results from a 3-year randomized clinical trial. JAMA 1999; 282: 637-45. Flicker L, Hopper JL, Larkins RG, Lichtenstein M, Buirski G, Wark JD. Nandrolone decanoate and intranasal calcitonin as therapy in established osteoporosis. Osteoporosis Int 1997; 7: 29-35. Russell RG, Rogers MJ. Bisphosphonates: from the laboratory to the clinic and back again. Bone 1999; 25: 97-106. Mundy G, Garrett R, Harris S, Chan J, Chen D, Rossini G, et al. Stimulation of bone formation in vitro and in rodents by statins. Science 1999; 286: 1946-9. Storm T, Thamsborg G, Steinchie T, Genant HK, Sorensen OH. Effect of intermittent cyclical etidronate therapy on bone mass and fracture rate in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. N Engl J Med 1990; 322: 1265-71. Harris ST, Watts NB, Jackson RD, Genant HK, Wasnich RD, Ross P, et al. Four-year study of intermittent cyclic etidronate treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: three years of blinded therapy followed by one year of open therapy. J Med 1993; 95: 557-67. van Staa TP, Abenhaim L, Cooper C. Use of cyclical etidronate and prevention of non-vertebral fractures. Br J Rheumatol 1998; 37: 87-94. Liberman UA, Weiss SR, Broll J, Minne HW, Quan H, Bell NH, et al. for the Apendronate Phase III Osteoporosis Treatment Study Group. Effect of oral alendronate on bone mineral density and the incidence of fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis. N Engl J Med 1995; 333: 1437-43. Black DM, Cummings SR, Karpf DB, Cauley JA, Thompson DE, Nevitt MC, et. al. for the Fracture Intervention Trial Research Group. Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures. Lancet 1996; 348: 1535-41. Ensrud KE, Black DM, Palermdo L, Bauer DC, Barrett-Connor E, Quandt SA, et al. Treatment with alendronate prevents fractures in women at highest risk: results from the Fracture Intervention Trial. Arch Intern Med 1997; 157: 2617-24. Cummings SR, Black DM, Thompson DE, Applegate WB, Barrett-Connor E, Musliner TA, et. al. for the Fracture Intervention Trial Research Group. Effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with low bone density but without vertebral fractures: results from the Fracture Intervention Trial. JAMA 1998; 280: 2077-82. Hochberg MC, Ross PD, Black D, Cummings SR, Genant HK, Nevitt MC, et al. Larger increases in bone mineral density during alendronate therapy are associated with a lower risk of new vertebral fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Arthritis Rheum 1999; 42: 1246-54.
5.2 Pharmacokinetic properties The bioavailability of `Zoladex' is almost complete. Administration of a depot every 4 weeks ensures that effective concentrations are maintained with no tissue accumulation. `Zoladex' is poorly protein bound and has a serum elimination half-life of 2 to 4 hours in subjects with normal renal function. The half-life is increased in patients with impaired renal function. For the compound given monthly in a depot formulation, this change will have minimal effect. Hence, no change in dosing is necessary in these patients. There is no significant change in pharmacokinetics in patients with hepatic failure. 5.3 Pre-clinical safety data Following long-term repeated dosing with `Zoladex', an increased incidence of benign pituitary tumours has been observed in male rats. Whilst this finding is similar to that previously noted in this species following surgical castration, any relevance to humans has not been established. In mice, long-term repeated dosing with multiples of the human dose produced histological changes in some regions of the digestive system manifested by pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia and a benign proliferative condition in the pyloric region of the stomach, also reported as a spontaneous lesion in this species. The clinical relevance of these findings is unknown. 6 PHARMACEUTICAL PARTICULARS 6.1 List of excipients MF2439. Lactide glycolide co-polymer. 6.2 Incompatibilities None known. 6.3 Shelf life 3 years. 6.4 Special precautions for storage Do not store above 25oC. 6.5 Nature and content of container Single-dose syringe applicator in a sealed pouch which contains a desiccant. Single-dose syringe applicator assembled with a protective sleeve in a sealed pouch which contains a desiccant. 6.6 Instructions for use, handling and disposal Use as directed by the prescriber. Use only if pouch is undamaged. Use immediately after opening pouch. 7 DATE OF REVISION OF THE TEXT February 2003 and risedronate.
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Calcium absorption and bone health. Speak to a physician or dietitian about how to get the proper amount of calcium and vitamin D. Currently, the FDA approves estrogens, alendronate Fosamax ; , risedronate Actonel ; and raloxifene Evista ; for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Calcitonin Miacalcin ; is approved for treatment only. To help men with osteoporosis, physicians may prescribe testosterone replacement therapy for a man with a low testosterone level. Calcitonin, while not approved by the FDA for use in men, evidence suggests that it may work in men. Alrndronate is approved as a treatment for osteoporosis in men. The FDA committee has recommended sodium fluoride for approval. Parathyroid hormone, calcitriol, and others are investigational drugs. If an individual has a noticeable loss of height, change in posture, or sudden back pain, it is important to inform the physician. There are a number of medical specialists treating individuals with osteoporosis, including internists, gynecologists, family physicians, endocrinologists, rheumatologists, physiatrists and orthopedists. The physician will assist with management of an individual's diagnosis of osteoporosis. The physician will recommend the daily amount of calcium needed, the appropriate and flutamide.
4. Bauer DC, Ettinger B, Nevitt MC, et al 2001 Risk for fracture in women with low serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone. Ann Intern Med 134: 561-568. 5. Israel E, et al 2001 Effects of inhaled glucocorticoids on bone density in pre-menopausal women. N Engl J Med 345: 941-947. 6. Body JJ, et al 2002 Randomized double-blind trial to compare the efficacy of teriparatide r-hPTH 1-34 ; with alendronate in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87: 4528-4535. 7. Huusko et al. 2002 Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinically Controlled Trial of Intranasal Calcitonin Treatment in Patients with Hip Fracture. Calcif Tisue Int 71: 478-484. 8. Greenspan et al. 2003 Combination therapy with Hormone Replacement and Alebdronate for Prevention of Bone Loss in Elderly Women. JAMA; 289: 2525-2533 9. Jalava et al. 2003 Association Between Vertebral Fracture and Increased Mortality in Osteoporotic Patients. JBMR; 18: 1254-1260 10. Jolly EE et al. 2003 Prevention of Osteoporosis and Uterine Effects in Postmenopausal Women taking Raloxifene for 5 years. Menopause. Jul; 10 4 ; : 337-344. 11. Stone et al. 2003 Bone Mineral Density at Mutiple Sites and Risk of Fracture of Multiple Types: Long-Term Results From the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. JBMR; 18: 1947-1954 12. Jiang et al. 2003 Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone 1-34 ; [Teriparatide] Improves Both Cortical and Cancellous Bone Structure. JBMR; 18: 1932-1941 13. Hodsman et al. 2003 Efficacy and Safety of Human Parathyroid Hormone 1-84 ; in Increasing Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 88: 5212-5220 14. Black DM, et al 2003 The effects of parathyroid hormone and alendronate alone or in combinationin postmenopausal osteoporosis. N Engl J Med 349: 1207-1215. 15. Finkelstein JS, et al 2003 The Effects of Parathyroid hormone, alendronate, or both in with osteoporosis. N Engl J Med 349: 1216-1226.
Notice of Formulary Change Medication Name DIDRONEL tablet Reason for Change Alternatives Changed from Tier 2 to Tier 3 - Generic now available. * Alternative s ; : Generic etidronate disodium tablet. Tier 1 .00 copay ETHMOZINE tablet FOSAMAX tablet Removal of CMS excluded drug. Changed from Tier 2 to Tier 3 - Generic now available. * Alternative s ; : Generic alendronate sodium tablet. Tier 1 .00 copay KYTRIL tablet Changed from Tier 2 to Tier 3 - Generic now available. * Alternative s ; : Generic granisetron HCL tablet. Tier 1 - .00 copay NEUPRO patch Removed from Market by the manufacturer and finasteride.
Knows how long the washout should be a week, a month, six weeks, longer. It is difficult to tell someone at high risk not to take anything.and it is not clear that there is any benefit to stopping the bisphosphenate briefly.If I had a patient with a very low BMD who was on alendronate and the patient had fracture, I would stop the alendronate and use PTH, but in 18 months, when I was done with the PTH, I would then restart the alendronate." Once the course of treatment with PTH is finished, doctors all said they are comfortable starting or restarting ; a bisphosphenate. Other PTH trials are underway that should shed additional light on this issue. These include a small, NIH-sponsored trial of once-weekly Preos. The injection device for Preos is different from the Forteo device. Sources familiar with the Preos device had mixed reviews. Some said it works as easily and simply as the Forteo device, but others said it is cumbersome. Most did not see this as a significant differentiating factor between the two products. How can Preos differentiate itself from Forteo? Sources cited these possible areas.
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Measurements The patients were seen by N.D. or C.S. on entering the study, the end of run-in period, the end of first treatment period, the end of wash-out period, and the end of second treatment period. Each child received an oropharyngeal and nasal examination during each visit. Nasal secretion was collected for microscopy for eosinophil count on entering the trial and at the end of the second treatment period. Serum IgE level was collected on entry and at the end of second treatment period. Blood eosinophil count was measured on entry. Plain sinus X-ray films were obtained on entry. Serum cortisol level in the morning was checked on entry, at the end of first treatment period and at the end of second treatment period. Drug compliance, side-effects of epistaxis, nasal irritation, headache, oral nasal thrush, and offensive smell of medications were checked at the end of each treatment period. Patient's preference was checked at the end of second treatment period and alfuzosin.
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Similar to a hormone made by the thyroid. It is approved for treating osteoporosis in women at least five years beyond menopause. It can be taken as a daily nasal spray or by injection under the skin. Calcitonin increases spinal bone density but its effects on fracture risk are still unclear. The nasal form has few side effects but may not be as effective as the injected one, which may cause an allergic reaction. NIAMS is funding trials to test various combinations of these drugs. Recently, a trial of PTH and alendronate showed that the concurrent combination provided no additional improvement in BMD than PTH alone. Ongoing studies will determine whether the sequential use of the two drugs is superior to just one of the drugs. NIAMS and several other NIH components are investigating other agents for preventing or treating osteoporosis as well. These include statins cholesterol-lowering drugs ; , phytoestrogens chemicals found in plants that can act like estrogen ; , and nitric oxide a drug given to heart patients in the form of nitroglycerin ; . Final Advice Dr. McGowan has one last recommendation: Do regular weight-bearing exercise, such as walking, jogging, stair-climbing, tennis, weight-training and dancing. These activities may not only help strengthen your bones; they can build muscle and help with your balance, reducing your risk of falling. As doctors are learning with many other functions of the body, use it or lose it -- in this case, exercise or lose your bone and muscle strength. -- a report from The NIH Word on Health, December 2003 For more information about osteoporosis, go to or contact the NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center at: NIH ORBD-NRC 1232 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1292 Phone: 800-624-BONE or 202-223-0344 TTY: 202-466-4315 FAX: 202-293-2356 and tamsulosin!
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis is uncertain. These investigators enrolled women aged 5581 years previously enrolled in another experimental trial who received alendronate Fosamax ; and completed 3 years of treatment during the follow-up period. This population is likely to include individuals highly compliant with prescribed medications, unlike the "real world" where as many as 80% of women stop their bisphosphonate prescription within five years. Thus, reported results may overestimate the "true" benefit of treatment. Subjects randomly received uncertain allocation assignment ; alendronate, 5 mg day, alendronate, 10 mg day, or placebo. Individuals also received 500 mg of supplemental calcium and 250 IU of vitamin D. Unfortunately, this dose of vitamin D is significantly less than the dose 800 IU day ; previously shown to be effective in reducing fractures, thus unnecessarily again accentuating the difference between the treatment and placebo groups and the "real world and bicalutamide and Alendronate online.
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