Product Description

Biodronate 60mg Injection consists of the active substance Pamidronate. It is an anti-cancer drug that belongs to the class of medicines called second-generation Bisphosphonates. Biodronate 60mg Injection helps manage low calcium levels in the blood and prevents bone loss in patients suffering from cancer in the breast and bone marrow. It is also indicated for preventing skeletal related events like bone pain, compression of spinal cord in patients with known history of bone cancer. 

You should not be given this medicine if you are breastfeeding. Before taking it, tell your doctor if you have kidney problems or low calcium levels. Also, let your doctor know what other drugs you are taking. Some of them may affect, or be affected by, this injection, especially medicines used to treat severe infections and medicines used to treat cancer and osteoporosis. You may need frequent medical tests to check your kidney function and mineral levels. Avoid smoking or try to quit as smoking can reduce your bone mineral density, making fractures more likely. Drinking large amounts of alcohol can also cause bone loss and should be avoided.

How to use

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Uses

Treatment of Osteoporosis
Treatment of Hypercalcemia

Side Effects

• Pain in the joints, muscles and bones
• Sickness
• Headache
• Pain, swelling and redness at the area of injection
• Conjunctivitis
• Anaemia
• Low levels of white blood cells and platelets
• Low levels of potassium and magnesium
• High values in function tests
• Numbness and tingling sensation
• Sleeplessness

Storage

Store below 30℃