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Article: FDA Approves New Once-a-Month Dose of Actonel for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.
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- April 24, 2008
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CINCINNATI and BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new once-a-month dose (150 mg) of Actonel(R) (risedronate sodium) tablets for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Actonel is approved to reduce the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
The FDA approval of the once-a-month dose is based on a study comparing Actonel 150 mg once monthly to Actonel 5 mg daily. Similar increases in bone mineral density (BMD) were seen among patients taking either once-a-month or daily dosing regimens.
Over fifty-five million prescriptions of Actonel have ...