Bazedoxifene Acetate and Etidronate Oral, Intravenous

• Generic Name: bazedoxifene / conjugated estrogens
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Duavee

Bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens in fixed combination: Prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with an intact uterus.

Not FDA-labeled for treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in the US. Bazedoxifene commercially available in other countries for this use.

Not recommended for prevention of osteoporosis in premenopausal women; safety and efficacy not established.

Bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens in fixed combination: Management of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause in women with an intact uterus.

• Generic Name: etidronate
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Didronel, Didronel IV.

Etidronate is used to treat Paget's disease of the bone. It may also be used to treat or prevent a certain type of bone problem (heterotopic ossification) after hip replacement surgery or spinal injury.

Etidronate is also used to treat hypercalcemia (too much calcium in the blood) that may occur with some types of cancer.

Etidronate is available only with your doctor's prescription.