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How to Use

Dosage

• For injection dosage form:
  • For treating hypercalcemia - too much calcium in the blood:
    • Adults: 60 to 90 milligrams - mg in a solution to be injected over 2 to 24 hours into a vein.
    • Children: Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For treating Paget's disease of bone:
    • Adults: Dose and frequency must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose range is 30 mg in a solution injected into a vein. Your family doctor may repeat this dose each day for a total of 3 days of treat.
    • Children: Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.
  • For treating bone metastases:
    • Adults 90 mg in a solution to be injected over 2 to 4 hours into a vein. Your dose may be given every three to four weeks or once a month.
    • Children Use and dose must be determined by your family doctor.