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Zometa

Zometa

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Brands

Reclast • Aclasta • Zobone • Zolapor • Zomabon • Zomedron

Generic Drug

Zoledronic acid

Side Effects

Common

Diarrhea
Cough
Abdominal pain
Back pain
Heartburn
Dizziness
Headache
Fatigue
Muscle pain
Joint pains
Paresthesia
Numbness or tingling
Aching muscles
Loss of appetite
Bone pain
Difficulty swallowing
Reduced appetite

Serious

Musculoskeletal pain
Hypersensitivity
Low blood pressure

Treats

Bone metastases
Condition

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What is Zometa used for?

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A 29-year old asked:

What are side effects of zometa ?

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A 34-year old asked:

What do you think of zometa infusions?

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A 50-year old asked:

Can pregnant women take Zometa?

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A 46-year old asked:

Has anyone taken Xeloda (capecitabine) or zometa for mets?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Follow-up question, while taking the Gemzar and Zometa,experiencing mouth sores,makes my mouth incredibly dry. Is there anything I can do to ease this?

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A 58-year old female asked:

Resuming treatment for myeloma with rev and dex. Recent dexa scan says I have bones of young adult! Haem insists I have zometa infusions. Why?

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A 59-year old female asked:

I took zometa IV 7yrs ago. Now I have osteoporosis & was prescribed an oral similar drugs. Will this cause osteonecrosis of jaw ? My tooth hurts!

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A 32-year old female asked:

I'm taking Gemzar and Zometa chemotherapy. Started developing mouth sores, and numbness on my face, what can I do to ease this?

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A 69-year old male asked:

For treatment of bone metastasis associated with prostate cancer, is xgeva (denosumab) a better one compared to zometa? How much does xgeva (denosumab) cost?

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A 44-year old female asked:

What are the benefits we get from zometa and what are the side effect? I'm a her2 breast cancer stage 3 patient

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A 69-year old male asked:

Dad has advanced prostate cancer with bone metastasis. After orchirectomy, psa down from 270 to 10. Shall he start zometa or xgeva (denosumab)? Which is better?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Can side effect from zometa be so great that it should be cancelled, esp low calcium? (breast cancer, extensive bone mets) thank you.

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A 32-year old female asked:

Stage 4 breast cancer, taking gemzar & zometa, gained 8 pounds. Really healthy appetite cuz of vitamin is there a such thing as too much weight gain?

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A female asked:

Hello, Shall I allways have Zometa and Herceptin (trastuzumab) for HER 2 breast cancer bone metastasis? OR, is Zometa with Femara enough? Thanks a lot

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A 30-year old female asked:

What are alternatives to zometa/xgeva for bone loss/sre prevention in breast cancer, bone mets that do not decrease calcium? Thank you.

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A 32-year old female asked:

Stage 4 breast cancer. Taking gemzar and zometa. Getting mouth sore, what can I do to ease these?

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A 33-year old male asked:

Should one on chemo (xeloda+eloxatin+zometa) take multivitamins, calcium, antioxidants, resveratrol, digestive enzymes, fish oils, curcumin etc?

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A 44-year old female asked:

Im a her 2 stage 3 breast cancer patient my dr advice me to have zometa every 6 mos . Is zometa can help prevent bone metastasize? Is it helpful to avoid bone cancer?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Breast cancer, bone mets. Doctors cancelled mom's zometa therapy due to continuously low calcium. Can they increase ca just prior infusion and after?

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A 66-year old female asked:

Total knee replacement and breast cancer here (Tamoxifen/Zometa) My Dr gave me 4 pills (Keflex 500mg) to take 1 hour before dental work. Is this ok? It seems like a lot all at once?

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A 66-year old female asked:

I have metastatic breast cancer to the bone. I am on Tamoxifen and Zometa. One of them is causing severe acid indigestion. Prilosec, probiotics and digestive enzymes do nothing. Can I try DGL? (deglycyrrhizinated licorice?

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Am I dying?

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Am I dying?

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What is asp?

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