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Case Reports
. 2009:2009:693014.
doi: 10.1155/2009/693014. Epub 2009 Oct 11.

Profound muscle weakness and pain after one dose of actonel

Irina Badayan  1 , Merit E Cudkowicz
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Case Reports

Profound muscle weakness and pain after one dose of actonel

Irina Badayan et al. Case Rep Med. 2009.

Abstract

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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