What is FOSAMAX PLUS D?
FOSAMAX PLUS D is a prescription medicine that contains alendronate sodium and vitamin D3(cholecalciferol) as the active ingredients. FOSAMAX PLUS D provides a week’s worth of vitamin D3. Some patients may need more vitamin D than is in FOSAMAX PLUS D. Your doctor may recommend an additional vitamin D supplement.
FOSAMAX PLUS D is used for:
- The treatment of osteoporosis (thinning of bone) in women after menopause. It reduces the chance of having a hip or spinal fracture (break).
- Treatment to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis.
Improvement in bone density may be observed as early as 3 months after you start taking FOSAMAX PLUS D even though you won’t see or feel a difference. For FOSAMAX PLUS D to continue to work, you need to keep taking it.
FOSAMAX PLUS D should not be used to treat vitamin D deficiency.
FOSAMAX PLUS D is not a hormone.
FOSAMAX PLUS D is not for use in premenopausal women.
There is more information about osteoporosis and vitamin D at the end of this leaflet.
