Tiludronic acid

Tiludronic acid
Clinical data
Trade namesSkelid
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Identifiers
  • {[(4-Chlorophenyl)thio]methylene}bis(phosphonic acid)
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC7H9ClO6P2S
Molar mass318.60 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • c1cc(ccc1SC(P(=O)(O)O)P(=O)(O)O)Cl
  • InChI=1S/C7H9ClO6P2S/c8-5-1-3-6(4-2-5)17-7(15(9,10)11)16(12,13)14/h1-4,7H,(H2,9,10,11)(H2,12,13,14) ☒N
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Tiludronic acid (INN; also known as tiludronate) is a bisphosphonate used for treatment of Paget's disease of bone (osteitis deformans) in human being medicine. It has the tradename Skelid. In veterinary medicine, tiludronic acid is used to treat navicular disease and bone spavin in horses. Its tradenames are Tildren and Equidronate. It is approved for treatment of navicular disease and distal, tarsal osteoarthritis in Europe,[1] and was approved for treatment of navicular disease in the United States in 2014.

  1. ^ Kamm L, McIlwraith W, Kawcak C (2008). "A review of the Efficacy of Tiludronate in the Horse". Journal or Equine Veterinary Science. 28 (4): 209–214. doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2008.02.007.