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“ Alendronate induced a marked suppression in the urinary excretion of hydroxyproline within 2 weeks (p < 0.01) followed by a fall in serum activity of alkaline phosphatase at 1 month (p < 0.01) in all treatment groups.”
“A significant reduction in the mean fasting urinary excretion of hydroxyproline occurred within 2 days of starting treatment, reaching a nadir at 2–4 weeks, which was most marked in patients receiving 10 mg of alendronate (p < 0.05).”
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research • 1995 | View Paper
“ Alendronate , 10 mg/day for 5 days, suppressed urinary hydroxyproline to 44.9 ± 4.8% and serum alkaline phosphatase to 74.6 ± 5.4% of their pretreatment values within 1 month of the start of treatment.”
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research • 1992 | View Paper
“In the nine patients who had not been treated previously with bisphosphonates, the short course of AHButBP induced a suppression of serum alkaline phosphatase and urinary hydroxyproline values down to 30% of initial values.”