Heckbert SR, Li G, Cummings SR, Smith NL, Psaty BM. Use of alendronate and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in women. Arch Intern Med 2008;168:826-831. Data from the Group Health Atrial ...

Alendronate oral tablet is available as both a generic drug and as brand-name drugs. Brand names: Fosamax and Binosto. Alendronate also comes as an oral solution and an oral effervescent tablet (a ...

Treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with bone loss starting soon after therapy is initiated and an increased risk of fracture. We performed a randomized, double-placebo, double-blind clinical ...

Osteoporosis is a well-known complication of cardiac transplantation. We conducted a randomized trial comparing alendronate with calcitriol for the prevention of bone loss during the first year after ...

If alendronate 35 mg weekly is prescribed to maintain bone density, clinicians should also recommend supplemental calcium intake, such as 1,000–1,500 mg per day, and maintain serum vitamin 25OHD ...

When you have too much potassium in your blood, it’s called hyperkalemia. There are two types of hyperkalemia: acute and chronic. Acute hyperkalemia is a sudden, severe rise in blood potassium levels.