M05BB Bisphosphonates, combinations affecting bone structure and mineralization
ATC group of level 4 – chemical subgroup · in plain English: medicines for osteoporosis and other bone diseases
This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 6 medicines in this group and its subgroups.
- 2 prescription only (POM)
- 1 no longer supplied or not available
Place in the ATC classification
- M Musculo-skeletal system drugs 701 medicines
- M05 Drugs for treatment of bone diseases 135 medicines
- M05B Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization 135 medicines
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M05BB Bisphosphonates, combinations affecting bone structure and mineralization 6 medicines
- M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol 6 medicines
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M05BB Bisphosphonates, combinations affecting bone structure and mineralization 6 medicines
- M05B Drugs affecting bone structure and mineralization 135 medicines
- M05 Drugs for treatment of bone diseases 135 medicines
8 more subgroups have no medicine with a leaflet on this site.
Active substances in the group
- Alendronic acid 6 medicines
- Colecalciferol 6 medicines
Medicines in the group and its subgroups
| Medicine | Legal category |
|---|---|
| Adrovance SPC (M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol) | – |
| Alendronic Acid/cholecalciferol tablet 70 mg/2800 IU SPC (M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol) | – |
| Bentexo 70 mg / 5 600 IU tablets SPC no longer supplied (M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol) | – |
| Fosavance 70 mg/2 800 IU tablet (M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Fosavance 70 mg/5 600 IU tablet SPC (M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol) | Prescription only (POM) |
| Vantavo (previously Alendronate sodium and colecalciferol, MSD) SPC (M05BB03 alendronic acid and colecalciferol) | – |
Other groups of the same level
Other names of the ATC group
- Czech: M05BB Bisfosfonáty, kombinace
- French: M05BB biphosphonates en association
- German: M05BB Bisphosphonate, Kombinationen
- Spanish: M05BB BIFOSFONATOS EN ASOCACION
- German: M05BB Bisphosphonate, Kombinationen
- Polish: M05BB Bisfosfoniany, kombinacje
- Turkish: M05BB Bifosfonatlar, kemik yapısını ve mineralizasyonu etkileyen kombinasyonlar
- Portuguese (Brazil): M05BB Bifosfonatos, associações
Sources
- Patient leaflets and SPCs: the MHRA product information (products.mhra.gov.uk) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- Active substances, ATC codes and legal categories: the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority
- World Health Organization (WHO): ATC/DDD classification, group M05BB
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