United States· US:69097-224_1d9a10b4-dc2b-4d58-902a-f202535f4b11
ALENDRONATE SODIUM
A alendronic acid product containing alendronate sodium, registered in United States by Cipla USA Inc.. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Alendronic acid is registered in 16 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC M05BA04 (alendronic acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: United States, from FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Alendronic acid · ATC M05BA04
16 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of alendronic acid costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (10 mg), the median price runs from $0.080 in United States to $1.25 in Switzerland — a ×16 gap.
- United States: $0.080 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
- US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail
Alendronic acid · price per daily dose (10 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.25
- IT Italy$0.49
- US United States$0.080 (acquisition cost)
The record
At a glance
FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)- Active substance
- Alendronate sodium
- Manufacturer
- Cipla USA Inc.
- Country
- United States (US)
- ATC code
- M05BA04
- ATC class
- Alendronic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 10 mg, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- ndc1169097224763 BLISTER PACK in 1 CARTON (69097-224-76) / 4 TABLET in 1 BLISTER PACK (69097-224-16)
Regulatory notes
Interactions
366 interactions on record for alendronic acid.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 2 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Alendronic acid · interactions on record
366 records
- 2 severe
- 69 moderate
- 4 minor
- 267 info
Most severe, free to view
- EtelcalcetideH05BX04severe
- DeferasiroxV03AC03severe
- Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
- Magnesium oxideA02AA02moderate
24 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Alendronic acid in 8 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- CzechiaALENDROGENVIATRIS LIMITED, Dublin
- FinlandAlendronat ActavisActavis Group PTC ehf
- SwedenAlendronat Aurobindo Veckotablett 70 mg TablettAurobindo Pharma (Malta) Limited
- IcelandAlendronat BluefishBluefish Pharmaceuticals AB
- IrelandAlendronic Acid Bluefish Once weekly 70 mg tabletsBluefish Pharmaceuticals AB
- NorwayAlendronat BluefishBluefish Pharmaceuticals AB
- BelgiumAlendromono 70 mgTakeda Belgium
- GermanyAlendronsäure 1 A Pharma1 A Pharma Gmbh
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 22 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Alendronsäure Bluefish
- Cyprus · Alendronic Acid Aurobindo, Binosto
- Germany · Alendronsäure 1 A Pharma, Alendronsäure Aurobindo
- Denmark · Alendronat Aurobindo, Alendronat Bluefish
- Spain · Ácido Alendrónico Ortodrol, Ácido Alendrónico Qualigen
- Finland · Alendronat Ratiopharm, Alensol
- France · Acide Alendronique Alter, Acide Alendronique Arrow Lab
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Alendronic Acid, Alendronic Acid Generics Uk
- Greece · Ampine, Arthroplus
- Croatia · Forosa
- Hungary · Elanosta
- Ireland · Alendronic Acid Once Weekly Bluefish, Binosto Once Weekly
- Iceland · Alendronat Bluefish
- Italy · Acido Alendronico Alter, Acido Alendronico Aurobindo
- Lithuania · Ostemax
- Malta · Alendronic Acid Aurobindo Pharma (Malta), Binosto
- Netherlands · Alendronate Sodium Trihydrate Aurobindo, Bonasol Eenmaal Per Week
- Norway · Alendronat Bluefish, Alensol
- Poland · Alendronat Bluefish, Ostemax Comfort
- Portugal · Ácido Alendrónico Azevedos, Ácido Alendrónico Beapy
- Romania · Binosto
- Sweden · Alendronat Aurobindo, Alendronat Bluefish
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/a8d85984-a61a-45d9-8441-d1a51f626769 GET /v1/drugs/a8d85984-a61a-45d9-8441-d1a51f626769?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
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},
"route": "ORAL",
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"livertox_id": null,
"hepatotoxicity_score": 3
},
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"title": "ALENDRONATE SODIUM TABLET [AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED]",
"spl_version": "27",
"published_date": "2026-05-26"
}
},
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"productndc": "69097-224",
"dosage_form": "TABLET",
"orange_book": {
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"te_code": "AB",
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"substance_name": "ALENDRONATE SODIUM",
"proprietary_name": "ALENDRONATE SODIUM",
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"application_number": "ANDA076768",
"marketing_category": "ANDA",
"nonproprietary_name": "Alendronate sodium",
"start_marketing_date": "20080804",
"active_numerator_strength": "70"
}See everything about alendronic acid.
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