Hypophosphatasia Medication

  • Author: Horacio Plotkin, MD, FAAP; Chief Editor: Bruce Buehler, MD   more...
 
Updated: May 15, 2012
 
 

Medication Summary

Drug therapy is currently not a component of the standard of care for this disease. See Treatment.

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Author

Horacio Plotkin, MD, FAAP  Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Orthopedic Surgery, University of Nebraska School of Medicine

Horacio Plotkin, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Enobia Pharma Salary Management position

Coauthor(s)

George A Anadiotis, DO  Consulting Staff, Division of Clinical and Biochemical Genetics, Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation and Development, Emmanuel Children's Hospital

George A Anadiotis, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association and American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Specialty Editor Board

James Bowman, MD  Senior Scholar of Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago

James Bowman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society of Human Genetics, Central Society for Clinical Research, and College of American Pathologists

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Mary L Windle, PharmD  Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Leonard G Feld, MD, PhD, MMM, FAAP  Sara H Bissell and Howard C Bissell Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Chief Medical Officer, Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center

Leonard G Feld, MD, PhD, MMM, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Physician Executives, American Society of Nephrology, American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, International Society of Nephrology, and Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International

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Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP  Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine

Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Ambulatory Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Society of Hospital Medicine

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Chief Editor

Bruce Buehler, MD  Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Genetics, Director RSA, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Bruce Buehler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association on Mental Retardation, American College of Medical Genetics, American College of Physician Executives, American Medical Association, and Nebraska Medical Association

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