Drug details
Actonel (risedronate sodium)
type of Bisphosphonate Derivatives, Calcium Metabolism Modifiers
Actonel (risedronate sodium) is a bisphosphonate used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in men and women, and is also used to treat Paget's disease of bone.
The drug is often used to treat Osteoporosis .
This drug may have the following side effects:
- chest pain,
- numbness,
- swelling,
- coughing up blood,
- severe heartburn,
- muscle spasms or contractions, and
- numbness or tingly feeling (around your mouth, or in your fingers and toes)
- new or worsening heartburn,
- difficulty or pain when swallowing,
- pain or burning under the ribs or in the back,
- new or unusual pain in your thigh or hip,
- jaw pain,
- severe joint, bone, or muscle pain,
- burning in your upper stomach,
The following drugs are related to Actonel, either as a replacement or used together:
- Tymlos (abaloparatide injection)
- Actonel with Calcium (risedronate sodium with calcium carbonate)
- Fosamax (alendronate sodium)
- Fosamax Plus D (alendronate sodium and cholecalciferol)
- Binosto (alendronate sodium effervescent tablets)
- Boniva (ibandronate sodium)
- Boniva Injection (ibandronate sodium injection)
- Bonsity (teriparatide injection, for subcutaneous use)
- Miacalcin (calcitonin-salmon)
- Fortical (calcitonin-salmon (rdna origin))
- Prolia (denosumab injection)
- Didronel (etidronate disodium)
- Elestrin (estradiol gel)
- Femtrace (estradiol acetate tablets)
- Estring (estradiol vaginal ring)
- Ogen (estropipate)
- Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg injection)
- Evista (raloxifene)
- Forteo (teriparatide (rdna origin) injection)
- Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate tablets)
- Reclast (zoledronic acid injection)
- Skelid (tiludronate)
The following supplements are related to Actonel, and may be used together with the drug:
- Zinc (s.)
- Magnesium (s.)
- Calcium (s.)
- Fish Oil (s.)
- Vitamin D (s.)
- Copper (s.)
- Beta-Carotene (s.)
- Dhea (s.)
- St. John's Wort (s.)
- Propionyl-L-Carnitine (s.)
- Kava (s.)
- Soy (s.)
- Strontium (s.)
- Black Cohosh (s.)
- Fluoride (s.)
- Ipriflavone (s.)
- Manganese (s.)