new IV bisphosphonate called Zometa (zoledronic acid)

September 2001

Novartis will soon market a new IV bisphosphonate called Zometa (zoledronic acid).

It will be used as an alternative to Aredia (pamidronate)... for hypercalcemia and bone metastases in cancer patients.

Bisphosphonates help lower serum calcium by inhibiting bone resorption. They also reduce bone pain and fractures in patients with bone metastases.

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