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ba0003pp336 | Osteoporosis: treatment | ECTS2014

The effect of alendronate oral jelly in the treatment of osteoporosis in clinical settings

Okimoto Nobukazu , Arita Shinobu , Akahoshi Syojiro , Yoshioka Toru , Fuse Yoshifumi

Alendronate is one of the most popular anti-resorptive drugs and widely used to treat osteoporotic patients in the world. In Japan, alendronate oral jelly (ALN-J) as a new formulation was launched in 2013. Dissolution test and bioequivalence study were performed between ALN-J and alendronate oral weekly tablet (ALN-T), and bioequivalence of both drugs was approved. Dosage and administration of ALN-J is the same as ALN-T. Moreover, ALN-J has special features of easy swallowing ...