How to Take FOSAMAX 35-mg or 70-mg Once-Weekly Tablets, FOSAMAX 70-mg Once-Weekly Oral Solution, and FOSAMAX PLUS D 70-mg/2,800 IU Once-Weekly Tablets
Choose a day of the week that best fits your schedule. Take 1 FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D dose on your chosen day, every week.
Tablets: Swallow 1 FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D tablet with 6 to 8 ounces of plain water first thing in the morning before you have anything to eat or drink.
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Oral Solution: Drink 1 entire bottle of solution followed by at least 2 ounces (a quarter of a cup) of plain water.
Begin the day’s activities, but don’t lie down, eat, drink, or take other medications for at least 30 minutes. If you want to lie down after 30 minutes, you must eat breakfast first.
If you miss a dose, take only 1 dose of FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D on the morning after you remember. Do not take 2 doses on the same day.
Continue your usual schedule of 1 dose once a week on your chosen day.
How to Take FOSAMAX 5-mg or 10-mg Tablets Once-Daily
Take FOSAMAX with 6 to 8 oz of plain water first thing in the morning before you have anything to eat or drink. Begin the day’s activities, but don’t lie down, eat, drink, or take other medications for at least 30 minutes. If you want to lie down after 30 minutes, you must eat breakfast first.
If you experience side effects, call your doctor right away.
Learn about the benefits of FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D.
Selected Cautionary Information About FOSAMAX and FOSAMAX PLUS D
You should not use FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D if you have certain disorders of the esophagus (the tube connecting the mouth with the stomach), are not able to stand or sit upright for 30 minutes, have severe kidney disease, low blood calcium, or are allergic to FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D. Before use, talk to your doctor if you have or have had stomach or digestive problems or problems with swallowing. You should tell your doctor about all medicines you are taking, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. In addition, for FOSAMAX PLUS D, you should talk to your doctor if you have conditions that may cause an overproduction of vitamin D (eg, sarcoidosis, leukemia, lymphoma).
Stop taking FOSAMAX or FOSAMAX PLUS D and call your doctor right away if you develop new or worsening heartburn, difficult or painful swallowing, or chest pain because these may be signs of serious upper digestive problems, which can include irritation, inflammation, or ulceration of the esophagus. (See the Patient Product Information for more details.) If you develop severe bone, joint, and/or muscle pain at any time, contact your doctor. FOSAMAX AND FOSAMAX PLUS D may cause jawbone problems in some people. Jawbone problems may include infection, and delayed healing after teeth are pulled. Digestive side effects in studies were generally mild and included stomach pain, indigestion/heartburn, or nausea.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.