Neridronic acid

Neridronic acid
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(6-Amino-1-hydroxyhexane-1,1-diyl)bis(phosphonic acid)
Clinical data
Identifiers
79778-41-9 Yes
None
PubChem CID 71237
ChemSpider 64372 
UNII 8U27U3RIN4 
Chemical data
Formula C6H17NO7P2
277.14 g/mol
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Neridronic acid (INN; the anion is called neridronate) is a bisphosphonate. In Italy it is used to treat Osteogenesis imperfecta and Paget's disease of bone.[1]

A 2013 clinical trial suggests CRPS Type I (Complex regional pain syndrome) responds to treatment with intravenous neridronate.[2]

References

  1. NIH
  2. Varenna M, Adami S, Rossini M et al. (March 2013). "Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type I with neridronate: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study". Rheumatology 52 (3): 534–42. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kes312. PMID 23204550.