Etidronate Other names: Disodium etidronate 1-hydroxyethane Etidronic acid 1,1-diphosphonic acid

Chemical formula: C₂H₈O₇P₂  Molecular mass: 206.028 g/mol  PubChem compound: 3305

Active ingredient description

Etidronate acts primarily on bone. It can inhibit the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and their amorphous precursors by chemisorption to calcium phosphate surfaces.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
M05BA01 Etidronic 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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Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 7414-83-7
DrugBank Drug: DB01077
KEGG Drug: D02373
PubChem Compound: 3305
RxNorm Ingredient: 1356715
SNOMED-CT Concept: 372908005
Etidronate (substance)
UNII Identifier: M16PXG993G
ETIDRONATE DISODIUM

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