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Ibandronic acid, also known as ibandronate, is a medication used treat of osteoporosis, high calcium due to cancer, and bone metastases from breast cancer. It may be taken by mouth or injection into a vein.

Common side effects include heart burn, low calcium, weakness, headache, and fever. Other side effects may include anaphylaxis, esophagitis, femur fracture, and osteonecrosis of the jaw. It is a bisphosphonate and works by stopping bone breakdown by cells known as osteoclasts.

Ibandronic acid was patented in 1986 by Boehringer Mannheim and approved for medical use in 1996. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom a 150 mg pill cost the NHS about £4.50 as of 2021. This amount in the United States is about 12 USD.