Active ingredients: Alendronic acid
FOSAMAX 10 mg Tablets.
Tablets.
Oval white tablets marked with ‘936’ on one side, and plain on the other.
Each tablet contains 13.05 mg of alendronate sodium, which is the molar equivalent to 10 mg of alendronic acid.
Excipients:
Each tablet contains 103.95 mg lactose anhydrous.
For a full list of excipients see section 6.1
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.
10 mg tablets:
Microcrystalline cellulose
Anhydrous lactose
Croscarmellose sodium
Magnesium stearate
Carnauba wax
Blisters of opaque white PVC lidded with aluminium foil.
Pack size: 28 tablets.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
Hertford Road, Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 9BU
UK
10 mg tablets: 28 July 1995/ 3 June 2008
10 mg tablets: PL 0025/0326