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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula CH6O6P2
Molecular Weight 176.0023
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of MEDRONIC ACID

SMILES

OP(O)(=O)CP(O)(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=MBKDYNNUVRNNRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/CH6O6P2/c2-8(3,4)1-9(5,6)7/h1H2,(H2,2,3,4)(H2,5,6,7)

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/archives/fdaDrugInfo.cfm?archiveid=9635

Medronic acid (conjugate base, medronate) is a diagnostic agent that is used in complex with technetium Tc-99m for imaging delineate areas of altered osteogenesis. Upon administration the complex binds to hydroxyapatite crystals in bone.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Diagnostic
CIS-MDP

Approved Use

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection may be used as a bone imaging agent to delineate areas of altered osteogenesis.

Launch Date

1979
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
10000 uCi single, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 10000 uCi
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 10000 uCi
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Disc. AE: Allergic rash...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Allergic rash
Sources:
16.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Other AEs: Leukocytopenia, Anemia...
Other AEs:
Leukocytopenia (1.7%)
Anemia (5.1%)
Nausea (1.7%)
Elevated liver enzymes (3.4%)
Oral ulceration (1.7%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Allergic rash Disc. AE
10000 uCi single, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 10000 uCi
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 10000 uCi
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Leukocytopenia 1.7%
16.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Nausea 1.7%
16.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Oral ulceration 1.7%
16.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Elevated liver enzymes 3.4%
16.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
Anemia 5.1%
16.5 mg 1 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 16.5 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Sex: M+F
Food Status: UNKNOWN
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Determination of the casein content in bovine milk by 31P-NMR.
2002 Aug
Cytotoxicity and cellular differentiation activity of methylenebis(phosphonate) analogs of tiazofurin and mycophenolic acid adenine dinucleotide in human cancer cell lines.
2002 Jul 8
Synthesis of stable analogues of thiamine di- and triphosphate as tools for probing a new phosphorylation pathway.
2002 Oct 18
Effect of technetium-99 conjugated with methylene diphosphonate on IgM-RF, IgG-RF and IgA-RF.
2003
Escherichia coli response to exogenous pyrophosphate and analogs.
2003
Biological reactions to a poly(L-lactide)-hydroxyapatite composite: a study in canine mandible.
2003 Apr
Collagen crosslink excretion and staging of oral cancer.
2003 Apr 7
Complexation of beryllium(II) ion by phosphinate ligands in aqueous solution. Synthesis and XRPD structure determination of Be[(PhPO2)2CH2](H2O)2.
2003 Apr 7
Replacing the pyrophosphate group of HMB-PP by a diphosphonate function abrogates Its potential to activate human gammadelta T cells but does not lead to competitive antagonism.
2003 Apr 7
Infecton: a 99mTc-ciprofloxacin radiopharmaceutical for the detection of bone infection.
2003 Feb
Bisphosphonates and osteoprotegerin as inhibitors of myeloma bone disease.
2003 Feb 1
Effectory site in Escherichia coli inorganic pyrophosphatase is revealed upon mutation at the intertrimeric interface.
2003 Jan
Solid state coordination chemistry: one-, two-, and three-dimensional materials constructed from molybdophosphonate subunits linked through binuclear copper tetra-2-pyridylpyrazine groups.
2003 Oct 20
99mTc depreotide scan compared with 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastases and prediction of response to hormonal treatment in patients with breast cancer.
2004 Aug
Efficient synthesis of protected cyclopropyl beta-aspartylphosphates.
2004 Feb 21
Radionuclide imaging of infection.
2004 Jun
Elucidating the role of conserved glutamates in H+-pyrophosphatase of Rhodospirillum rubrum.
2004 Jun 25
Bone scintigraphy in the investigation of occult lameness in the dog.
2004 May
Calix[4]arene methylenebisphosphonic acids as calf intestine alkaline phosphatase inhibitors.
2004 Nov 7
Voltammetry as a virtual potentiometric sensor in modelling of a metal-ligand system and refinement of stability constants. Part 4. An electrochemical study of NiII complexes with methylene diphosphonic acid.
2005 Dec
Metal-free PPi activates hydrolysis of MgPPi by an Escherichia coli inorganic pyrophosphatase.
2005 Jan
Effects of radiosynovectomy with p-32 colloid therapy in hemophilia and rheumatoid arthritis.
2005 Jun
Technetium-99m diphosphonate imaging of psammocarcinoma of probable ovarian origin: case report and literature review.
2005 Jun
[A cationic cluster of amino acid residues of inorganic pyrophosphatase from Escherichia coli as a possible site of effector binding].
2005 May-Jun
Solitary bone metastasis beneath the shoulder shield: coincidence or cause?
2006 Aug
Synthesis of trans-1,2-cyclohexyldinitrilo tetramethylene phosphonic acid and its radiolabelling with 99mTc for the detection of skeletal metastases.
2006 Aug
Development of a novel 99mTc-chelate-conjugated bisphosphonate with high affinity for bone as a bone scintigraphic agent.
2006 Dec
[Effect of calixarene-phosphonic acid on Na+, K+-ATPase activity in plasma membranes of the smooth-muscle cells].
2006 Jan-Feb
Synthesis and characterization of octa- and hexanuclear polyoxomolybdate wheels: role of the inorganic template and of the counterion.
2006 Jul 24
Monoglycosyl, diglycosyl, and dinucleoside methylenediphosphonates: direct synthesis and antiviral activity.
2006 Jul 3
[Methylenebisphosphonic acid alters the pattern of pericellular glycosaminoglycans and binding properties of CD44 in human endothelial cells].
2006 Jul-Aug
Acid resistance of erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser-treated and phosphoric acid-etched enamels.
2006 Nov
Novel chikungunya virus variant in travelers returning from Indian Ocean islands.
2006 Oct
Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects induced by stannous chloride associated to nuclear medicine kits.
2006 Oct
Is there a role of whole body bone scan in early stages of non small cell lung cancer patients.
2006 Oct-Dec
Three-level bilateral pediculolysis following osteoporotic lumbar compression fracture.
2006 Sep-Oct
Safety considerations with bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis.
2007
Photo-induced lipid peroxidation of erythrocyte membranes by a bis-methanophosphonate fullerene.
2007 Dec
Rapid characterization of alkylpolyphosphonates by CZE with indirect photometric and mass spectrometric detection.
2007 Feb
ATP as effector of inorganic pyrophosphatase of Escherichia coli. The role of residue Lys112 in binding effectors.
2007 Jan
Binding of substrate at the effector site of pyrophosphatase increases the rate of its hydrolysis at the active site.
2007 Jan
Metabolic fingerprints of altered brain growth, osmoregulation and neurotransmission in a Rett syndrome model.
2007 Jan 17
Effect of age and gender on the number and distribution of sites in Paget's disease of bone.
2007 Jul
PET-CT in pediatric Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
2007 Jul
Abnormalities in bone mineral density distribution and bone scintigraphy in patients with childhood onset hypopituitarism.
2007 Jul-Sep
Bisphosphonate rescue in distraction osteogenesis: a case series.
2007 Jun
Exposure of veterinary personnel to ionising radiation during bone scanning of horses by nuclear scintigraphy with 99mtechnetium methylene diphosphonate.
2007 Jun 16
Ewing's sarcoma of the third metatarsal: a case report and review of the literature.
2007 Mar-Apr
Characterization of focal bone lesions in the axial skeleton: performance of planar bone scintigraphy compared with SPECT and SPECT fused with CT.
2007 May
Alpha-substituted phosphonate analogues of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) selectively inhibit production and action of LPA.
2007 May
Patents

Sample Use Guides

The suggested dose range of Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Injection in the average adult patient (70 kg) is 370-740 megabecquerels: (10-20 millicuries) given intravenously.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In Vitro Use Guide
Unknown
Name Type Language
METHYLENE DIPHOSPHONIC ACID
VANDF  
Preferred Name English
MEDRONIC ACID
II   INN   MART.   MI   USAN   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
MEDRONATE
Common Name English
Methylenediphosphonic acid
Systematic Name English
MEDRONIC ACID [MART.]
Common Name English
METHANEBISPHOSPHONIC ACID
Systematic Name English
MEDRONIC ACID [II]
Common Name English
PHOSPHONIC ACID, METHYLENEDI-
Common Name English
MEDRONIC ACID [USAN]
Common Name English
MEDRONIC ACID [MI]
Common Name English
Medronic acid [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
medronic acid [INN]
Common Name English
METHYLENE DIPHOSPHONIC ACID [VANDF]
Common Name English
METHANEDIPHOSPHONIC ACID
Systematic Name English
PHOSPHONIC ACID, METHYLENEBIS-
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C443
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Code System Code Type Description
MERCK INDEX
m7133
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PRIMARY Merck Index
ChEMBL
CHEMBL180570
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DRUG BANK
DB14078
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MESH
C027474
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DAILYMED
73OS0QIN3O
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
217-851-0
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CAS
1984-15-2
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CHEBI
43945
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RXCUI
1314368
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NCI_THESAURUS
C66071
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SMS_ID
100000081972
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RXCUI
1358207
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ALTERNATIVE
FDA UNII
73OS0QIN3O
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WIKIPEDIA
MEDRONIC ACID
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EVMPD
SUB08697MIG
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID8045696
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INN
4428
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PUBCHEM
16124
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