OBO ID: CHEBI:59587
Term Name: disodium clodronate tetrahydrate Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • clodronate disodium
  • clodronate disodium tetrahydrate
  • disodium (dichloromethanediyl)bis[hydrogen (phosphonate)]--water (1/4)
  • disodium (dichloromethylene)disphosphonate tetrahydrate
Definition: The tetrahydrate of the disodium salt of clodronic acid. It inhibits bone resorption and soft tissue calcification, and is used 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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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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