Side Effects of Risedronate

Risedronate Sodium Tablets

Common Risedronate Side Effects

Risedronate has been studied thoroughly in clinical trials, in which a group of people taking the drug have side effects documented and compared to another group not taking the medicine. This way, it is possible to see what side effects occur, how often they appear, and how they compare to the group not taking the medicine.

In these studies, the most common side effects of risedronate included:

Back pain -- in up to 26.1 percent of people
Joint pain -- up to 23.7 percent
Abdominal pain (stomach pain) -- up to 11.6 percent
Bladder infection (urinary tract infection or UTI) -- up to 10.9 percent
Diarrhea -- up to 10.6 percent
High blood pressure (hypertension) -- up to 10 percent.

Other common risedronate side effects (occurring in 2 to 9 percent of people) included:

Nausea
Dizziness
Neck pain
Weakness
Muscle pain
Prostate enlargement (in men), also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH
Leg cramps.

Several side effects were common in people taking risedronate, but were also common in those not taking it. Therefore, it is difficult to know with certainty if risedronate caused these side effects or not. A few of these possible side effects included:

Infections
Hernia
Tumors
Chest pain
Gas
Anemia
Depression (see Actonel and Depression)
Pneumonia
Cataracts.

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