11. Wrist fractures were 48 percent less frequent among alendronate and symptomatic spinal fractures were 45 percent less frequent. 12. Both studies were funded by Merck & Co ., the pharmaceutical giant that makes alendronate . 13. Some studies have found oral and intravenous bisphosphonates, such as oral alendronate and intravenous pamidronate, equivalent. 14. FPPS is the target of bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax ( alendronate ) and Actonel ( risedronate ). 15. Alendronate is the first in a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates that work directly on bone without hormones.16. The findings are likely to reassure doctors as well as patients who take Fosamax, known generically as alendronate . 17. In osteoporosis and Paget's, the most popular first-line bisphosphonate drugs are alendronate and risedronate. 18. Of the new drugs, the best known is Fosamax, the brand-name for the drug alendronate sodium. 19. Studies of alendronate show it can stop the loss of bone density and allow the body to grow healthy bone. 20. The study involved nearly 1, 000 women between 45 and 80 who took either alendronate or an inactive placebo daily.
