FOSAMAX

This brand name is authorized in Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug FOSAMAX contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Alendronate sodium trihydrate
UNII 2UY4M2U3RA - ALENDRONATE SODIUM

Alendronic acid is a bisphosphonate that inhibits osteoclastic bone resorption with no direct effect on bone formation. The bone formed during treatment with alendronic acid is of normal quality.

Read about Alendronic acid

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title Information Source Document Type  
FOSAMAX Once Weekly Tablets Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
Fosamax Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
M05BA04 Alendronic acid M Musculo-skeletal system → M05 Drugs for treatment of bone diseases → M05B Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization → M05BA Bisphosphonates
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: BR Câmara de Regulação do Mercado de Medicamentos Identifier(s): 525501103111314
Country: CA Health Products and Food Branch Identifier(s): 02245329
Country: DE Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte Identifier(s): 00070182, 00461793, 01453666, 03221368, 03368829, 06435696, 07765088, 07765094, 07778547, 13248977, 16834724, 16834730
Country: ES Centro de información online de medicamentos de la AEMPS Identifier(s): 63955
Country: FR Base de données publique des médicaments Identifier(s): 62158815
Country: GB Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Identifier(s): 138810, 142401, 161819, 17233, 391355
Country: HK Department of Health Drug Office Identifier(s): 49103
Country: IE Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 25828, 75210, 75219
Country: IT Agenzia del Farmaco Identifier(s): 029052077
Country: MX Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios Identifier(s): 279M94
Country: NL Z-Index G-Standaard, PRK Identifier(s): 122416
Country: NZ Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority Identifier(s): 9634
Country: RO Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale Identifier(s): W68213001, W68213002, W68213003, W68213004
Country: SG Health Sciences Authority Identifier(s): 11446P
Country: TR İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu Identifier(s): 8683280337176, 8683280337183
Country: US FDA, National Drug Code Identifier(s): 0006-0031
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 29/3.2/0668, 35/3.2/0371

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