What is Pamidronate?
Pamidronate belongs to the class of bisphosphonate drug that changes bone formation and disintegration in the body. It is often used to treat high levels of calcium in the blood caused by cancer or paget disease. The drug can also delay or prevent bone damage caused by certain types of cancer, such as breast cancer and bone marrow cancer.
bones are usually affected by cancer. Some cancers may begin in bones, while others can spread to bones from different parts of the body. Cancer can lead to damage or broken bones that result in pain and need for surgery or radiation. If the backbone is affected, paralysis may occur. Pamidronate does not cure cancer, but can compensate for the effects it has on the bones. It is normal that the bones have disintegrated and rebuilt in the body, but Paget's disease causes abnormalities in a process that results in weakened bone. Peole suffering from paget's disease experiences pain, bent bones and broken bones. Pamidronate helps to slow down the break -upBones, giving the body more time for normal bone conversion. People suffering from a condition experience nausea, constipation, lethargy, muscle pain, headaches and changes in the heart rhythm. Pamidronate is also used to treat this condition.
high intestinal levels may also occur in humans with hyperparathyroidism. Pamidronate is sometimes prescribed to help treat it. Doctors can also prescribe this to treat osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfect, which is a defect of genetic bone.
The drug is administered by a needle placed in a vein of intravenous (IV) infusion. Pamidronate is administered slowly through IV and can take anywhere from two to 24 hours. This may be administered as the only dose, repeated for three days or administered every three to four weeks. Doctors can try the patient's blood before administration of the drug. Other blood tests may be required during the first few weeks of treatment.
serious side effects PAmidronate include fever, joint or bone pain, jaw pain, difficult urination, weight gain, hallucinations, bruises, bleeding, seizures, visual changes and uneven heart rate. Less serious side effects include heartburn, nausea, runny nose, sweating, dullness, dizziness and headaches. Patients experiencing an allergic reaction to drugs should usually be immediately looking for emergency medical attention.