Drug details

Zometa (zoledronic acid for inj)

type of Bisphosphonate Derivatives, Calcium Metabolism Modifiers

Zometa (zolcdronic acid) Injection is a bisphosphonate used to treat Paget's disease, high blood levels of calcium caused by cancer (hypercalcemia of malignancy), multiple myeloma (a type of bone marrow cancer), or metastatic bone cancer. Zometa is also used to treat or prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, and to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis.

The drug is often used to treat Multiple myeloma , Osteoporosis .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• dizziness,
• diarrhea,
• cough,
• constipation,
• headache, or
• vision problems, 
• joint or muscle pain, or
• tired feeling,
• flu-like symptoms (such as fever, chills, muscle/joint aches),
• redness or swelling where the needle was placed.

The following drugs are related to Zometa, either as a replacement or used together:

• Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel suspension)
• Casodex (bicalutamide)
• Boniva (ibandronate sodium)
• Boniva Injection (ibandronate sodium injection)
• Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel for iv injection)
• Hemady (dexamethasone tablets)
• Eligard (leuprolide acetate)
• Empliciti (elotuzumab for injection)
• Emcyt (estramustine)
• Eulexin (flutamide)
• Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg injection)
• Evomela (melphalan for injection, for intravenous use)
• Zoladex 10.8 mg (goserelin acetate implant)
• Zoladex 3.6 (goserelin acetate implant)
• Viadur (leuprolide acetate implant)

The following supplements are related to Zometa, and may be used together with the drug:

• Melatonin (s.)
• Adenosine (s.)
• Coriolus Mushroom (s.)