bisphosphonate
noun
bis·phos·pho·nate
ˌbis-ˈfäs-fə-ˌnāt 
: any of a group of drugs that slow the breakdown of bone by osteoclasts
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To ensure effectiveness, space your magnesium supplement at least 2 hours apart from bisphosphonates.
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Medications: Drugs like bisphosphonates and blood thinners can hinder bone healing.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
People with osteoporosis can take medications like bisphosphonates to lower the risk of fractures, Shapses said.
—Korin Miller, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
To prevent the effect, take bisphosphonates two hours before or after magnesium.
Antibiotics: Taking magnesium with certain antibiotics, such as doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, can decrease the body's absorption of the drugs.
—Soma Mandal, Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Medications: Drugs like bisphosphonates and blood thinners can hinder bone healing.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
People with osteoporosis can take medications like bisphosphonates to lower the risk of fractures, Shapses said.
—Korin Miller, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
To prevent the effect, take bisphosphonates two hours before or after magnesium.
Antibiotics: Taking magnesium with certain antibiotics, such as doxycycline and ciprofloxacin, can decrease the body's absorption of the drugs.
—Soma Mandal, Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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bisphosphonate
noun
bis·phos·pho·nate
ˌbis-ˈfäs-fə-ˌnāt
: any of a group of drugs (such as alendronate or etidronate) that slow the breakdown of bone by osteoclasts
… among the pharmacological approaches for treating osteoporosis, use of bisphosphonates increases bone mineral density and reduces the risk of vertebral fractures.—Charles Marwick, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Charles Marwick, The Journal of the American Medical Associationcalled also diphosphonate
Note: Bisphonates are analogs of pyrophosphate and contain two phosphate groups attached to a central carbon atom that replaces the oxygen atom in pyrophosphate.
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