US FDA Approves Sanofi's Skelid

17 March 1997

- Sanofi has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administrationto market Skelid (tiludronate disodium), its oral bisphosphonate treatment for Paget's disease of the bone. Skelid inhibits bone resorption and is administered once-daily for three months. A six-month regimen is normally required for other oral bisphosphonates, it says. Side effects included nausea, diarrhea and dyspepsia, as well as upper gastrointestinal disorders, a common feature of bisphosphonate use.

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