13 July 2011 EMA/725125/2011 Patient Health Protection Assessment report for bisphosphonates containing medicinal products International non-proprietary names: Alendronic acid, clodronic acid, etidronic acid, ibandronic acid, neridronic acid, pamidronic acid, risedronic acid and tiludronic acid Procedure No.: EMEA/H/A-31/1279 Assessment Report as adopted by the CHMP with all information of a commercially confidential nature deleted. 7 Westferry Circus ● Canary Wharf ● London E14 4HB ● United Kingdom Telephone +44 (0)20 7418 8400 Facsimile +44 (0)20 7523 7051 E-mail
[email protected] Website www.ema.europa.eu An agency of the European Union © European Medicines Agency, 2011. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Table of contents 1. Background information on the procedure .............................................. 3 1.1. Referral of the matter to the CHMP ....................................................................... 3 2. Scientific discussion ................................................................................ 3 2.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3 2.2. Non-clinical aspects ............................................................................................ 4 2.3. Clinical aspects .................................................................................................. 4 2.3.1. Introduction ..................................................................................................