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Advising on missed or delayed doses of medicines

15 October 2021Guidance to advise people who occasionally forget or are late in taking a dose of their medicine(s).

Safety in Lactation: Drugs affecting bone metabolism

18 September 2020Drugs used exclusively for postmenopausal osteoporosis have not been included. Bisphosphonates have very poor oral bioavailability in fasting adults, which is decreased even further in…

Can oral bisphosphonates be given to people with renal impairment to treat osteoporosis?

9 July 2020In the main, bisphosphonates are not metabolised and are excreted unchanged in urine. Oral bisphosphonates are licensed for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporotic…

Do gastric adverse events influence the choice of bisphosphonate for the treatment of osteoporosis?

25 February 2020This updated Medicines Q&A evaluates the published evidence examining the gastric safety of bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis. Alendronate should be the first choice…

Is there an interaction between bisphosphonates and proton pump inhibitors?

21 June 2019This updated Medicines Q&A evaluates the evidence for an interaction between bisphosphonates and proton pump inhibitors.  

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