Inventors:
Ashok V. Katdare - Norristown PA
Kenneth A. Kramer - Green Lane PA
Assignee:
Merck Co., Inc. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
A61K 920
US Classification:
424465, 424469, 424470, 514108, 514114, 514210, 562 13, 562 14, 562 18
Abstract:
Pharmaceutical compositions of bisphosphonic acids, and salts thereof, are prepared by wet granulation tablet formulation. These pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of disturbances involving calcium or phosphate metabolism, in particular, the treatment and prevention of diseases involving bone resorption, especially osteoporosis, Pagets disease, malignant hypercalcemia, and metastatic bone disease. These compositions are prepared without the addition of binder; instead, the drug itself acts as a binder.