Publication: Profound Muscle Weakness and Pain after One Dose of Actonel
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2009
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Badayan, Irina, and Merit E. Cudkowicz. 2009. Profound muscle weakness and pain after one dose of actonel. Case Reports in Medicine 2009: 693014.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines osteopenia as a bone density between 1 and 2.5 standard deviation (SD) below the bone density of a normal young adult Iqbal 2000. Osteoporosis is defined as 2.5 SD or more below that reference point Iqbal 2000. Bisphosphonates are a group of medications used to treat osteoporosis, Padget's disease of bone, and osteopenia. We report a woman who developed profound muscle weakness and pain after one dose of Risedronate (Actonel).
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