User:Mr. Ibrahem/Etidronic acid

Etidronic acid, also known as etidronate, is a medication used to treat osteoporosis due to steroids, Paget disease of bone, and heterotopic ossification. It is taken by mouth. Effects may persist for more than 9 months after it is stopped.

Common side effects include nausea and diarrhea. Other side effects may include esophagitis, esophageal perforation, osteonecrosis of the jaw, and potentially esophageal cancer. It is a bisphosphonate. It works by binding to bone and preventing both its growth and its breakdown.

Etidronic acid was patented in 1966 and approved for medical use in 1977. It is available as a generic medication. In the United States it costs about 1.7 USD per 200 mg tablet as of 2021. Other uses include in detergents, water treatment, and cosmetics.