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Zometa belongs to a group of medications known as bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are most commonly used to treat osteoporosis, but some can be used to treat other conditions. Zometa works to prevent or delay broken bones (fractures) or other bone damage by slowing the destruction that occurs with cancer and by fighting the abnormal cells that cause bone to wear away.
