Ibandronic acid

Ibandronic acid is a bisphosphonate medication. It is used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis and metastasis-associated skeletal fractures in people with cancer. It may also be used to treat hypercalcemia (elevated blood calcium levels). It is typically formulated as its sodium salt ibandronate sodium.[medical citation needed]

It was patented in 1986 by Boehringer Mannheim and approved for medical use in 1996.