alendronate vs medicinal drug

alendronate and medicinal drug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alendronate	Yes	No	No	No
medicinal drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of alendronate; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than alendronate:

alendronate: a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

Other hypernyms of alendronate include medicament, medication, medicine.

alendronate (noun)	medicinal drug (noun)
a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease