Alendronate (Fosamax) is prescribed for a 67-year-old postmenopausal woman. In order to help prevent gastrointestinal distress, the nurse will advise the patient to stand or sit upright for at least 30 minutes after taking alendronate.
Postmenopausal, women are treated for and prevented from developing osteoporosis (bone weakening). Additionally, males with osteoporosis may use alendronate medication to improve their bone mass, and both men and women may use it to prevent and treat osteoporosis brought on by prolonged corticosteroid usage (cortisone-like medicine).
Alendronate can harm the esophagus, which is the food pipe, and the water will flush the drug into the stomach. You shouldn't lie down because doing so could cause the drug to reflux into your esophagus. As bone resorption by osteoclasts is a lengthy process that normally takes 2-3 weeks to complete, administering alendronate (70 mg) once a week effectively offers continuous suppression of bone resorption because alendronate remains at its effective concentration.
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