Fosamax Once Weekly

País: Austràlia

Idioma: anglès

Font: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

ingredients actius:

Alendronate sodium

Disponible des:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia Pty Ltd

clase:

Medicine Registered

Informació per a l'usuari

FOSAMAX(R) ONCE WEEKLY
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FOSAMAX(R) ONCE
WEEKLY
_Alendronate sodium_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about FOSAMAX Once
Weekly.  It is particularly important
that you read the sections "When to
take it" and "How to take it" before
you take this medicine.  This leaflet
does not contain all the available
information. 
It does not take the place of talking
to your doctor or pharmacist. 
All medicines have risks and
benefits.  Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you taking FOSAMAX
Once Weekly against the benefits
they expect it will have for you. 
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. 
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. 
You may need to read it again. 
WHAT FOSAMAX ONCE
WEEKLY IS USED FOR
FOSAMAX Once Weekly is used to
treat osteoporosis. 
This condition is caused by changes
in the way bone is normally
maintained. 
_UNDERSTANDING BONE_
Bone is living, growing tissue.
Throughout life, our bodies are
breaking down old bone and
rebuilding new bone in a continuous 
cycle.  Until our late 20s, while
bones are still developing, we gain
bone by building more than we lose.
From then until about age 35 the
process is usually in balance, so that
the amount of bone lost is about
equal to the amount that is replaced.
After about age 35 this balance is
disturbed, with bone loss occurring
at a slightly faster rate than it can be
replaced.  In women, after
menopause, hormonal changes cause
bone loss at an even faster rate.
When bone loss is excessive, bones
can become thinner and weaker, and
therefore are more likely to break. 
_OSTEOPOROSIS_
 "Osteo" means bone, and "porosis"
means something that has holes in it,
like a sponge.  Therefore,
osteoporosis is a disease which
causes bones to become more porous,
gradually making them weaker, more
brittle and likely to break. 
Osteoporosi