Pamidronate (Aredia)
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General information
Class/mechanism: Bisphosphonate, inhibits osteoclast activity and bone resorption. Exact mechanism not understood, but is believed to also involve blocking dissolution of bone calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite) crystals.[1][2][3]
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information
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Disease-specific information
Breast cancer
- Hortobagyi GN, Theriault RL, Porter L, Blayney D, Lipton A, Sinoff C, Wheeler H, Simeone JF, Seaman J, Knight RD, Heffernan M, Reitsma DJ, Kennedy I, Allan SG, Mellars K; Protocol 19 Aredia Breast Cancer Study Group. Efficacy of pamidronate in reducing skeletal complications in patients with breast cancer and lytic bone metastases. N Engl J Med. 1996 Dec 12;335(24):1785-91. link to original article PubMed
Multiple myeloma
- Berenson JR, Lichtenstein A, Porter L, Dimopoulos MA, Bordoni R, George S, Lipton A, Keller A, Ballester O, Kovacs MJ, Blacklock HA, Bell R, Simeone J, Reitsma DJ, Heffernan M, Seaman J, Knight RD; Myeloma Aredia Study Group. Efficacy of pamidronate in reducing skeletal events in patients with advanced multiple myeloma. N Engl J Med. 1996 Feb 22;334(8):488-93. link to original article PubMed
Prostate cancer
- Smith MR, McGovern FJ, Zietman AL, Fallon MA, Hayden DL, Schoenfeld DA, Kantoff PW, Finkelstein JS. Pamidronate to prevent bone loss during androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. N Engl J Med. 2001 Sep 27;345(13):948-55. link to original article PubMed
Patient drug information
History of changes in FDA indication
- 1991-10-31: Initial FDA approval
Also known as
- Generic name: pamidronate disodium omega
- Brand name: Aredia, Padium, Pamisol