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Information: Boniva is patients unable to stand or sit upright tes, with uncorrected hypocalcemia, ersensitivity to any component of e other bisphosphonates administered pper gastrointestinal disorders such as itis, and esophageal or gastric ulcer. amended in patients with severe renal ate intake of calcium and vitamin D is tents. ave reported severe bone; joint and/or. king bisphosphonate therapy for ionally, osteonecrosis of the jaw has f in patients treated with lost cases have been in cancer patients procedures. nly reported adverse events with once- ,ardless of causality were abdominal ig 7.8 percent vs. Boniva 2.5 mg 5,.3 ion (6.3 percent vs. 7.3 percent), ent vs. 7.1 percent), arthralgia (5.6, ent), nausea (5.1 percent vs. 4.8 -a (5.1 percent vs. 4.1 percent). icribing information for Boniva, go to To place an ad on this page, please call Myrtle at 386-362-1734 Ext. 103 Ophthalmology GREGORY D. 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