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Llame de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 4:30 p.m., hora local en Estados Unidos y sus territorios. |
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| Medicamento o sustancia que se usa para tratar la hipercalcemia (calcio anormalmente alto en la sangre) y el dolor de hueso causado por algunos tipos de cáncer. Se usan formas de bisfosfonatos para tratar la osteoporosis y para la imaginología de los huesos. Los bisfosfonatos inhiben un tipo de célula ósea que descompone el hueso. También se llama disfosfonato. |
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