Efficacy Of Clodronate 200 Mg/4 Ml I.M. Solution With 1% Lidocaine Every Other Week Vs Clodronate 100 Mg/3,3ml I.M. Solution With 1% Lidocaine Once-Week In A 1-Year Treatment Period Of Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subject's written informed consent obtained prior to any study-related procedures;

2. Postmenopausal (any menses in the last 5 years) female subjects > 50 years old withlumbar or femoral-neck T-score < -2,5 and > -4;

3. At least three intact vertebrae between L1 and L4;

4. Patients treated according to the non-pharmacological standard of care;

5. Patients with the possibility and willingness to take the i.m. injections.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. BMI < 19 kg/m2;

2. History of: use of intravenous bisphosphonates, more than 12 months of bisphosphonatescontinuative or strontium ranelate use ever, or any use of bisphosphonates (oral andinjective) within the last year, rhPTH use (recombinant human PTH) in the last 2years, calcitonin use within the past 3 months, raloxifene and tamoxifen in the last 6months or for more than 12 months in the last 2 years, fluoride (> 1 mg/die) for atleast a month within the past 5 years;

3. Use of estrogen (oral or patch) for more than 1 month in the last 6 months or morethan 12 months in the last 2 years;

4. Serious diseases of the oral cavity and surgery and/or dental implant from less than amonth or planned in the next 12 months;

5. Type 1 or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (defined as hemoglobin A1C >10,0), orcurrently using insulin;

6. Family history of malignant hyperthermia;

7. Heart disease, particularly bradyarrhythmias and heart failure; Adams-Stokes syndrome,Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome or severe degrees of sinoatrial, atrioventricular orintraventricular block, acute cardiac decompensation;

8. History of kidney failure or renal insufficiency (serum creatinine > 2,0 mg/dl);

9. History of stroke in the last 6 months or uncontrolled hypertension;

10. Any history of hypercalciuria;

11. History of hypercalcemia, sarcoidosis, hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism orhyperthyroidism;

12. History of any malignancy except epithelioma considered cured ;

13. Patients currently treated with systemic prednisone or equivalent per day or > 2000mcg beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent daily; ;

14. Patients currently treated with antiepileptic drugs, anticoagulants or anticonvulsantsor treated in the last 6 months or for more than 12 months in the last 2 years;

15. Patients current treated with propanolol, cimetidine or digitalis drugs;

16. History of alcohol or drug abuse;

17. Allergy, sensitivity or intolerance to study drugs (included lidocaine or otheramide-type local anaesthetics) or excipients;

18. Subjects unlikely to comply with the study protocol or unable to understand the natureand scope of the study but also the possible benefits or unwanted effects of the studytreatments;

19. Subjects who received any investigational new drug, or participated in clinical studywithin the last 12 weeks;

20. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratoryabnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or studydrug administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, inthe judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry intothis study.