Bondronate® should not be used in children because of lack of clinical experience.
Before starting therapy with the drug Bondronate®, hypocalcemia and other metabolic disorders of bone tissue and electrolyte balance should be corrected. Patients should consume sufficient amounts of calcium and vitamin D. If the patient does not receive calcium and vitamin D with food, then they should additionally be taken as food supplements.
Possible development of hypocalcemia. In this case, patients should make appropriate correction of serum calcium concentration.
The use of oral bisphosphonates can lead to local irritation of the mucosa of the upper gastrointestinal tract. In connection with the possible irritant effect of the drug and worsening of the current underlying gastrointestinal disease, caution should be exercised when prescribing Bonnronic® patients with active pathological processes localized in the upper gastrointestinal tract (for example, established Barrett's esophagus, dysphagia, other diseases of the esophagus, gastritis, duodenitis, or ulcers).
In patients receiving oral bisphosphonates, cases of adverse events such as esophagitis, ulcers or erosion of the esophagus, occasionally accompanied by bleeding or the development of strictures or perforations of the esophagus, are described.
In some cases, adverse events were severe and required hospitalization. Probably, the risk of developing severe adverse events on the side of the esophagus is higher in patients who do not follow the dosing regimen and / or continue to take oral bisphosphonates after the appearance of symptoms indicative of esophageal irritation.Patients should carefully read the recommendations for taking the drug and carefully observe them. Doctors should be especially attentiveto any signs or symptoms, indicating that possible reactions from the side of the esophagus, and patients should be warned about the need to stop taking the drug Bondronate ® and see a doctor if they have dysphagia, pain when swallowing or behind the sternum, the appearance or intensification of heartburn.
When using oral bisphosphonates (post-registration observation), individual cases of stomach and duodenal ulcer development, sometimes severe and complicated, are described, although in clinical studies there was no increase in the risk of these diseases.
Since the use of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) is associated with irritation of the gastrointestinal tract, caution should be exercised while using NSAIDs with oral administration of the drug Bondronate®.
In clinical placebo-controlled randomized trials involving patients with metastatic bone lesions in breast cancer, data on renal impairment with prolonged use of Bondronate® are not available.Despite this, according to the clinical evaluation of each patient, kidney function, serum calcium, phosphorus and magnesium levels should be monitored during treatment.
Hyperhydration should be avoided in patients at risk of developing heart failure.
In the appointment of bisphosphonates, there were rarely cases of osteonecrosis of the jaw. Most cases have been reported in cancer patients during dental procedures, several cases in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis or other diseases. Risk factors for osteonecrosis of the jaw include an established diagnosis of cancer, concomitanttherapy (chemotherapy, including inhibitors of angiogenesis, radiation therapy, corticosteroids) and other disorders (anemia, coagulopathy, infection, dental diseases). Most cases are noted with the / in the appointment of bisphosphonates, but individual cases have been observed in patients receiving drugs inward.
Surgical dental intervention against the background of bisphosphonate therapy can enhance the manifestations of the osteonecrosis of the jaw.It is unknown whether the risk of osteonecrosis reduces the elimination of bisphosphonates in patients with the need for dental procedures. The decision to conduct treatment should be taken for each patient individually after assessing the risk / benefit ratio.
In patients receiving bisphosphonate therapy, including ibandronic acid, osteonecrosis of other maxillofacial regions, including the external auditory canal, was observed. Additional risk factors may include recurring minor injuries (eg, regular use of cotton buds). The risk factors for osteonecrosis coincided with those in osteonecrosis of the jaw. Patients receiving bisphosphonates and having hearing impairments, including chronic ear infections, should be monitored for osteonecrosis.
Atypical susceptible and diaphyseal fractures of the femur are marked on the background of taking bisphosphonates first of all in patients receiving long-term treatment for osteoporosis. Transverse and short oblique fractures can be localized along the entire length of the femur from a small spit to an epicondylitis elevation.The occurrence of atypical fractures occurs spontaneously or as a result of minor injuries. For weeks or months before the onset of a completed hip fracture Some patients experience pain in hip or in the groin, which is often accompanied by radiographic signs of a stress fracture. Due to the fact that atypical fractures are often bilateral, it is necessary to monitor the condition of another femur in patients with diaphyseal fracture of the femur with bisphosphonate. Poor healing of atypical fractures was noted.
If a suspected atypical fracture is suspected and the results of the survey are obtained, consideration should be given to discontinuing bisphosphonate therapy, based on an assessment of the benefit / risk ratio in each case.