Search results for: aclasta
March 13, 2011
ALERT: New Life-Threatening Reclast Side Effects
…after learning of 265 cases of serious kidney impairment in patients using Aclasta (zoledronic acid). The drug is called Reclast in the U.S. and is identical to the Canadian version. Five months later, the FDA has done nothing, said Public Citizen’s Sidney Wolfe, M.D., in a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has failed to take … action requiring Novartis to alert physicians and patients in the…
November 5, 2018
Save Our Bones Bulletin: Flu Season Scare Tactics, Study Urges Wider Prescription Of Reclast, Follow-Up Phone Calls Increase Osteoporosis Drug Adherence
…bone if they take the intravenously-administered bisphosphonate Reclast or Aclasta (zoledronate).2 The 6-year double-blind study measured the effects of IV administered zoledronate (a bisphosphonate sold under the name Reclast) on 2000 women aged 65 or older with a bone mineral density T-score of -1 to -2.5, the zone designated as osteopenia.3 The label osteopenia describes an increased risk of osteoporosis, which is an increased risk of fracture,…
September 14, 2010
‘Vivian Answers Day’ #1
…my bones. -Mabel M. Dear Mabel, Reclast (zoldedronic acid), also known as Aclasta outside of the US, is an intravenous bisphosphonate. So the same applies to Reclast (including their nasty side effects) as to any other bisphosphonate drug, except that the IV provides a 6 month dose. In fact, the large IV dose can cause severe flu-like symptoms right after it’s administered, including aches and pains. So if you don’t react well to the drug, you ar…
October 10, 2010
‘Vivian Answers Day’ #3
…Mabel on Vivian Answers Day #1: “Reclast (zoldedronic acid), also known as Aclasta outside of the US, is an intravenous bisphosphonate. So the same applies to Reclast (including their nasty side effects) as to any other bisphosphonate drug, except that the IV provides a 6 month dose. In fact, the large IV dose can cause severe flu-like symptoms right after it’s administered, including aches and pains. So if you don’t react well to the drug, you ar…
February 6, 2011
Reclast: The Miracle Oral Bisphosphonate Alternative?
…true. The drug I’m referring to is Reclast (zoledronic acid), marketed as Aclasta outside of the U.S. Reclast is a recently approved bisphosphonate manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Novartis, and is portrayed as the magic osteoporosis and osteopenia solution. It was developed as an alternative to oral bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax (alendronate), Boniva (ibandronate), and Actonel (risedronate), which have a long list of undesirable side-effe…
November 30, 2017
Save Our Bones Bulletin: Reclast Proven Ineffective, Potential New Class Of Osteoarthritis Drugs, Running One Minute A Day Increases Bone Density, And More
…ate, also known as zoledronic acid and marketed as Reclast in the U.S. and Aclasta in Europe. In addition to its usual application as a yearly infusion, it is also often prescribed to women at the end of treatment with Prolia, (denosumab). When denosumab treatment is discontinued, bone resorption (which was previously being blocked by the drug) rapidly picks back up and reaches twice its normal rate within a year of the last injection. Stopping th…
