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What is Zoledronic acid?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Zoledronic acid is a bisphosphonate used in the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy (albumin-corrected serum calcium ≥12 mg/dL), multiple myeloma, bone metastases of solid tumors, Paget's disease of bone, postmenopausal osteoporosis.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Osteoporosis 112 33
Multiple myeloma 54 16
Osteopenia 11 11
Bone metastases 5 2
Bone pain 5 1
Paget's disease of bone 4 0

Show all 19 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 467 patients that have taken Zoledronic acid

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 5
Moderate 6
Mild 4
None 37

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Zoledronic acid

Side effect Patients Percentage
Bone pain 2
Fever/chills 2
Abdominal cramps 1
Broken leg (right) 1
Contact dermatitis 1
Extreme flu like malaise 1

Show all 20 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Zoledronic acid

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Doctor's advice 12
Course of treatment ended 7
Side effects too severe 5
Other 3
Change in health plan coverage 1
Did not seem to work 1
Expense 1
See all 22 patients who've stopped taking Zoledronic acid

Duration

Stopped taking Zoledronic acid

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 2
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 8
2 - 5 years 6
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 47
Usually 1
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 4
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 8
A little hard to take 10
Not at all hard to take 33
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 2
$50-99 2
$25-49 4
< $25 12
Not specified 32

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Zoledronic acid after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Alendronate (Fosamax) 2
Denosumab (Prolia) 2
Pamidronate (Aredia) 2
Alendronate-cholecalciferol (Fosamax plus D) 1
Amitriptyline (Elavil) 1

Show all 7 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Zoledronic acid and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Denosumab (Prolia) 1
Etanercept (Enbrel) 1
Pamidronate (Aredia) 1
Raloxifene (Evista) 1
Trazodone (Apo-Trazodone) 1
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5 patient evaluations for Zoledronic acid

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Dec 28, 2016 (Started Apr 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/100 mL Yearly
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Jun 30, 2016 (Started Apr 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/100 mL Yearly
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Aug 11, 2015 (Started Apr 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/100 mL Yearly
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Jun 29, 2014 (Started Apr 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/100 mL Yearly

Jul 14, 2012 (Started Apr 23, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/100 mL Yearly
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  • 1 helpful mark

Feb 15, 2015 (Started Nov 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 5 mg/100 mL Yearly
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  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 18, 2013 (Started Oct 25, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for osteoporosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 1 helpful mark
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