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Fosamax, Fosavance(alendronic acid)
Adrovance, Alendronate, Alendronic Acid / Colecalciferol, Binosto, Fosamax, Fosavance, Vantavo (alendronic acid) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Alendronic acid was first approved as Fosamax on 1995-09-29. It is used to treat extramammary paget disease and postmenopausal osteoporosis in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis. The pharmaceutical is active against farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase.
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MeSH
neoplasmsD009369
musculoskeletal diseasesD009140
nutritional and metabolic diseasesD009750
Trade Name
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Binosto, Fosamax (generic drugs available since 2008-08-04)
Combinations
Fosamax d
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Alendronate sodium
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FOSAMAXOrganonN-020560 RX2000-10-20
1 products, RLD, RS
BINOSTORadius HealthN-202344 RX2012-03-12
1 products, RLD, RS
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Alendronate sodium
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Cholecalciferol
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FOSAMAX PLUS DOrganonN-021762 RX2005-04-07
2 products, RLD
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alendronateANDA2023-11-12
alendronate sodiumANDA2024-01-22
binostoNew Drug Application2023-12-20
fosamaxNew Drug Application2023-11-24
fosamax plus dNew Drug Application2023-11-24
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Ontology
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extramammary paget disease—D010145—
postmenopausal osteoporosisEFO_0003854D015663—
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Alendronate Sodium, Binosto, Radius
95921952031-12-05DP
ATC Codes
M: Musculo-skeletal system drugs
— M05: Drugs for treatment of bone diseases
— M05B: Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization
— M05BA: Bisphosphonate drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization
— M05BA04: Alendronic acid
— M05BB: Bisphosphonates, combinations affecting bone structure and mineralization
— M05BB03: Alendronic acid and colecalciferol
— M05BB05: Alendronic acid, calcium and colecalciferol, sequential
— M05BB06: Alendronic acid and alfacalcidol, sequential
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Indications Phases 4
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OsteoporosisD010024HP_0000939M81.0722342318100
Postmenopausal osteoporosisD015663EFO_0003854——41013936
Metabolic bone diseasesD001851HP_0000938—3654320
Healthy volunteers/patients———4——116
Cystic fibrosisD003550EFO_0000390E84——1214
Rheumatoid arthritisD001172EFO_0000685M06.9—111—3
Bone resorptionD001862———211—3
Chronic kidney failureD007676EFO_0003884N18.6———112
Primary hyperparathyroidismD049950EFO_0008519E21.0———112
Osteogenesis imperfectaD010013—Q78.0———2—2
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Indications Phases 3
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Chronic periodontitisD055113EFO_0006343K05.3—65——6
Breast neoplasmsD001943EFO_0003869C502—2——4
Hiv infectionsD015658EFO_0000764B20—21——3
Prostatic neoplasmsD011471—C61—12——3
Feeding and eating disordersD001068—F50——2——2
Anorexia nervosaD000856EFO_0004215F50.0——2——2
Bone densityD015519EFO_0003923M85——1—12
Heart transplantationD016027EFO_0010673——12——2
HypogonadismD007006HP_0000044E23.0—11——2
Vitamin d deficiencyD014808EFO_0003762E55——2——2
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Indications Phases 2
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Spinal cord injuriesD013119EFO_1001919——2——13
OsteonecrosisD010020EFO_0004259M8711——13
OsteoarthritisD010003EFO_0002506M15-M19—1———1
Diabetes mellitusD003920HP_0000819E08-E13—1———1
HivD006678—O98.7—1———1
Coronary stenosisD023921EFO_1000882——1———1
Ovarian neoplasmsD010051EFO_0003893C56—1———1
Gaucher diseaseD005776Orphanet_355E75.22—1———1
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasiaD005359Orphanet_562Q78.1—1———1
Sickle cell anemiaD000755EFO_0000697D57—1———1
Indications Phases 1
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Hepatitis bD006509——1————1
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Female genital neoplasmsD005833——————11
Femoral fracturesD005264—S72————11
Thyroid neoplasmsD013964EFO_0003841—————11
Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jawD059266——————11
Ankylosing spondylitisD013167EFO_0003898M45————11
Esophageal neoplasmsD004938—C15————11
AdenocarcinomaD000230——————11
Squamous cell carcinomaD002294——————11
Squamous cell neoplasmsD018307——————11
Replacement arthroplasty hipD019644——————11
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Drug common nameAlendronic acid
INNalendronic acid
Description
Alendronic acid is a 1,1-bis(phosphonic acid) that is methanebis(phosphonic acid) in which the two methylene hydrogens are replaced by hydroxy and 3-aminopropyl groups. It has a role as an EC 2.5.1.1 (dimethylallyltranstransferase) inhibitor and a bone density conservation agent. It is a 1,1-bis(phosphonic acid) and a primary amino compound. It is a conjugate acid of an alendronate(1-).
Classification
Small molecule
Drug classcalcium metabolism regulators
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Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence)
NCCCC(O)(P(=O)(O)O)P(=O)(O)O
Identifiers
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CAS-ID66376-36-1
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL870
ChEBI ID2567
PubChem CID2088
DrugBankDB00630
UNII IDX1J18R4W8P (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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Agency Approved
FDPS
FDPS
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
FDPS
Gene synonyms
FPS, KIAA1293
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
Protein synonyms
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase, Dimethylallyltranstransferase, Farnesyl diphosphate synthase, farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase, dimethylallyltranstransferase, geranyltranstransferase, FPP synthase, FPP synthetase, Geranyltranstransferase
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Fdps (110196)
farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (Q920E5)
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