Ibandronate Sodium

( Boniva )

Last Reviewed: Oct 28, 2024

Drug Details


Generic Name:

Ibandronate sodium

Common Brands:

Boniva

Availability:

Prescription only

Therapeutic Class:

Bisphosphonates

Forms:

Tablet, injection

Administration:

By mouth, by intravenous injection

Therapeutic Uses:

Treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Controlled Status:

Not a controlled substance


Ibandronate (Boniva) Drug Class

Ibandronate (eye-ban-droh-nate) belongs to a group of medications called bisphosphonates.

Ibandronate (Boniva) Age Range

Ibandronate is for use by postmenopausal women (women who have undergone the “change of life” and stopped getting their monthly menstrual periods).