What is Endocrinology - What treatments are there for Paget's disease?
Although there is no known treatment for Paget's disease, there are a number of drugs that can be used to slow the disease's rapid osteoclastic bone resorption. Paget's bone disease is managed with a combination of calcitonin and bisphosphonates (Calcimar, Miacalcin injection). Currently, five bisphosphonates—etidronate (Didronel), alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel), pamidronate (Aredia), and zoledronic acid—are authorised and accessible in the United States for the treatment of Paget's disease of the bone (Reclast, Aclasta). In clinical trials, the bisphosphonate ibandronate (Boniva) has been used to treat Paget's disease. However, the use of this medication to treat Paget's disease has not been authorised. Salmon calcitonin is a parenteral medication that must be administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously for six months, either daily or three times a week. Due to poor medication absorption, calcitonin nasal spray (Miacalcin, Fortical) is ineffective for the treatment of Paget's disease.
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