SUTURE ANCHORS. There are many suture anchors on the market today. In general, they can be classified as screw-in or and nonâscrew-in anchors. To assist with the selection of the proper anchor, it is important to understand the basic biology of tissue healing.
DRUG DESCRIPTION. FOSAMAX (alendronate sodium) is a bisphosphonate that acts as a specific inhibitor of osteoclastmediated bone resorption. Bisphosphonates are synthetic analogs of pyrophosphate that bind to the hydroxyapatite found in bone.
Alendronate (Fosamax, Fosamax Plus D, and generic), the first bisphosphonate approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, came on the market in 1995 and proved to be a moneymaker, bringing in nearly $3.2 billion in 2005.