Brand Names

Category

• Bone resorption inhibitor, treat for bone weakening
• Antihypercalcemic agent, reduces high blood calcium levels causing by cancer

Description Drug

Clodronate - KLA-dro-naytis a drug using to treat a high level of calcium in the blood causing by changes in the body that happen with cancer. Clodronate also treats the weakening in the bones when cancer has spread to the bones from another part of the body.

This drug is available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Capsules - Canada

Parenteral
• Injection - Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In Canada

• Bonefos

Another commonly using name is disodium clodronate .

* Not commercially available in the USA