Definition of "bisphosphonates" [bisphosphonates]

• Plural form of bisphosphonate. (noun)

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• "Fosamax, marketed by Merck & Co ., was the first approved drug in a group of medications called bisphosphonates."
• "In 1995 when Merck & Co.'s Fosamax became the first approved drug in a group of medications called bisphosphonates, it was thought patients diagnosed with osteoporosis could be placed on the drugs indefinitely."
• "The question of whether the drugs, called bisphosphonates, are associated with atypical femur fractures has been closely studied the past few years, in the wake of reports from orthopedic surgeons that they were seeing an increase in cases."