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Zoledronic acid
Pronounced zoe-LED-ro-nik AS-id
Brand names: Reclast, Zometa
Type: Bisphosphonate (bone medicine) · All Hormone & Endocrine Medicines
What Zoledronic acid is used for
- Osteoporosis
- High blood calcium from cancer
- Bone complications of cancer
- Paget disease of bone
◆ Kidney note
Cleared by the kidneys and can strain them — kidney function is checked before each infusion and it is avoided in severe kidney failure.
Common side effects
- Fever and flu-like aching after infusion
- Bone or muscle pain
- Headache
- Nausea
Important cautions
- Can lower blood calcium — calcium and vitamin D levels are checked first
- Rarely, serious jaw bone problems occur — tell your dentist you receive it
How it comes
Injection into a vein (clinic or hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Toxicity lists: Zoledronic acid also appears on Medicines That Can Harm the Kidneys.
Related medicines — Hormone & Endocrine Medicines
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.