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- Pamidronate is sometimes given to treat hypercalcemia, especially if from bony metastasis.
- It is also sometimes given for Paget disease.
- Pamidronate is a biphosphonate. It slows release of calcium from bones.
- Breast cancer sometimes metastasizes to the bony and causes bony destruction. Hypercalcemia is typically seen when this happens.
- Some potential adverse reactions from this drug: seizure, GI bleed, renal failure, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia.