The nurse is providing care for a man diagnosed with osteoporosis. What drug will the nurse administer that is the only drug approved for treatment in men?
A) Etidronate (Didronel)
B) Pamidronate (Aredia)
C) Tiludronate (Skelid)
D) Alendronate (Fosamax)
D
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Alendronate is the only bisphosphonate that has been approved for the treatment of osteoporosis in men. Etidronate is used to treat Paget's disease, postmenopausal osteoporosis, and heterotopic ossification. Pamidronate is used to treat Paget's disease, postmenopausal osteoporosis in women, hypercalcemia of malignancy, and osteolytic bone lesions in cancer patients. Tiludronate is used to treat Paget's disease that is not responsive to other treatment.
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