Medicine guide

Zoledronic Acid Hospira

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  • Prescription status not stated
  • Muscles, joints and bones
Active substance
Zoledronic acid
Made by
Pfizer Europe MA EEIG

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • 4 mg / 5 ml and 4 mg / 100 ml: Prevention of skeletal-related events (pathological fractures, spinal compression, radiation or surgery to bone, or tumour-induced hypercalcaemia) in adult patients with advanced malignancies involving bone. Treatment of adult patients with tumour-induced hypercalcaemia (TIH). 5 mg / 100 ml: Treatment of osteoporosis: in post-menopausal women; in men; at increased risk of fracture, including those with a recent low-trauma hip fracture. Treatment of osteoporosis associated with long-term systemic glucocorticoid therapy: in post-menopausal women; in men; at increased risk of fracture. Treatment of Paget's disease of the bone in adults.

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · European Medicines Agency

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.

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SwitzerlandNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byPfizer Europe MA EEIG
Active substanceZoledronic acid
Used inMuscles, joints and bones
ClassificationM05BA08 · Muscles, joints and bones
GenericYes — a generic medicine, according to the register
Authorised on2012-11-19
Last updated by the regulator2026-05-12
EMA product numberEMEA/H/C/002365

Source: European Medicines Agency — medicine data · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: European Medicines Agency (EMA). Product information as published by EMA. Reuse terms: EMA legal notice (reproduction authorised).

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.