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ba0007p137 | (1) | ICCBH2019

Reversion to pamidronate after switch to zoledronic acid in children with bone disease

Peacock Amanda , Bishop Nick , Platt Carolyn , Greenacre Gemma , Crossland C , Lee E , Arundel Paul

Objectives: From late 2015 a new protocol for zoledronic acid was adopted in our centre. This led to many children changing from pamidronate (PAM) to zoledronic acid (ZA) treatment. In a minority of cases the children and/or their families felt strongly that they wanted to change back to PAM. We present the characteristics of that minority and how bone turnover markers (BTMs) and bone mineral densities (BMD) changed whilst on ZA.Method: From Nov 2016 to ...