Researchers assessed the effects of inpatient treatment with zoledronic acid on mortality rates and subsequent fracture risk.

There is also the once-a-year injection drug, zoledronic acid (Reclast, Zometa). But research has found that bisphosphonates offer only modest benefits in building bone and preventing fractures.

Zoledronic acid is a potent, new-generation bisphosphonate indicated for the treatment of documented bone metastasis in patients with solid tumors and bone lesions associated with multiple myeloma.

denosumab (Prolia), teriparatide (Forteo), and zoledronic acid (Reclast) are injectables, and Premarin is available as a tablet, an injectable, and a cream. The so-called "injectables," which ...

Zoledronic acid was found to be particularly effective, while etidronate showed no significant fracture prevention. All bisphosphonates are designed to help increase bone density by slowing down ...

Newer additions to this class include Zometa/Aclasta (zoledronic acid, Novartis; approved in 2007 in the US and EU), which has the advantage of convenient once-yearly dosing and high efficacy ...

Osteoporosis treatment can help reduce bone loss and, in some cases, help rebuild bones. Options include formal treatments, such as medications and hormone therapy, as well as certain dietary and ...

Zoledronic acid is also used to treat bone loss (osteoporosis) in men and in women after menopause who are at high risk of having broken bones (fractures). It may also be used to treat or prevent ...

Treatments that can bring you pain relief or prevent other problems include: External radiation An injectable drug called denosumab (Xgeva) A bisphosphonate drug called zoledronic acid (Zometa ...

Osteoporosis, which means "porous bone," is a condition that causes bones to gradually thin and weaken, increasing their risk of fractures. About 2 million fractures in the U.S. each year are due ...

Zoledronic acid has several advantages over other bisphosphonates. In addition to having broader clinical utility, zoledronic acid can safely be infused over 15 minutes rather than the 2 hours ...

Zoledronic acid is also used with cancer chemotherapy to treat bone problems that may occur with multiple myeloma and other types of cancer (such as breast, lung) that have spread to the bones.