| Term Name: |
clodronic acid disodium salt |
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| Synonyms: |
- clodronate disodium
- clodronate sodium
- clodronic acid disodium salt
- disodium (dichloromethanediyl)bis[hydrogen (phosphonate)]
- disodium (dichloromethylene)bisphosphonate
- disodium (dichloromethylene)diphosphonate
- disodium clodronate
- disodium dichloromethylene diphosphonate
- disodium dihydrogen (dichloromethylene)diphosphonate
- sodium clodronate
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| Definition: |
The disodium salt of clodronic acid. It inhibits bone resorption and soft tissue calcification, and is used (generally as the tetrahydrate) as an adjunct in the treatment of severe hypercalcaemia associated with malignancy, and in the management of osteolytic lesions and bone pain associated with skeletal metastases.
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| References: |
- Beilstein:5841154
- CAS:22560-50-5
- KEGG:D07720
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| Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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