A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called bisphosphonates. Pamidronate is used as treatment for abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood.
Read more about pamidronate (brand name: Aredia) and Zometa (chemical name: zoledronic acid), another bisphosphonate.
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