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ZOMETA Safety & Tolerability: Renal Safety


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ZOMETA® 4 mg every 3 to 4 weeks has a well-characterised renal safety profile

  • Bisphosphonates, as a class, have a well-characterised renal safety profile1
  • The use of bisphosphonates has been associated with reports of renal dysfunction1
  • The renal safety profile of ZOMETA has been assessed in multiple clinical trials1,2
    • — Serious renal adverse events are uncommon


*Grade 3 is defined as serum creatinine >3x upper limit of normal (ULN).
Grade 4 is defined as serum creatinine >6x ULN.

  • Incidence of grade 3 and 4 serum creatinine elevation was comparable to pamidronate2