Clodronic acid
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| (dichloro-phosphono-methyl)phosphonic acid | |
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | International Drug Names |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 10596-23-3  |
| ATC code | M05BA02 |
| PubChem | CID 25419 |
| DrugBank | APRD00639 |
| ChemSpider | 23731 |
| UNII | 0813BZ6866 |
| KEGG | D03545 |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:110423 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL12318 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | CH4Cl2O6P2 |
| Mol. mass | 244.892 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Clodronic acid (INN) or clodronate disodium (USAN) is a bisphosphonate. It is used in experimental medicine to selectively deplete for macrophages. It is also approved for human use in Canada and Australia, the United Kingdom and Italy, where it is marketed as Bonefos, Loron and Clodron and prescribed as a bone resorption inhibitor and antihypercalcemic agent.
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