Comments on: Zometa Lawsuit Over Jaw Necrosis Heading to Jury http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/zometa-lawsuit-over-jaw-necrosis-6525/ News and Information about Personal Injury Lawsuits Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:13:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cathy http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/zometa-lawsuit-over-jaw-necrosis-6525/comment-page-1/#comment-10950 Cathy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:02:01 +0000 http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/?p=6525#comment-10950 My mother had ONJ, it was stage 3 ONJ, her teeth fell out of her jaw, with painful secondary infections, a horrible decaying odor, and exposed jaw bone, she suffered more from her ONJ than she ever did from her metastatic breast cancer, I mean that truthfully. She deserved a warning about this side effect! Especially given the fact that she did have a history of periodontal disease, she was more suseptable. Patients need to get their teeth checked, cleaned and any extractions needed done befor starting this drug. The very first dose can do this to you b/c the half-life of the drug is so long. My mother had ONJ, it was stage 3 ONJ, her teeth fell out of her jaw, with painful secondary infections, a horrible decaying odor, and exposed jaw bone, she suffered more from her ONJ than she ever did from her metastatic breast cancer, I mean that truthfully. She deserved a warning about this side effect! Especially given the fact that she did have a history of periodontal disease, she was more suseptable. Patients need to get their teeth checked, cleaned and any extractions needed done befor starting this drug. The very first dose can do this to you b/c the half-life of the drug is so long.

]]> By: bob http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/zometa-lawsuit-over-jaw-necrosis-6525/comment-page-1/#comment-10463 bob Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:21:01 +0000 http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/?p=6525#comment-10463 No worries Robert, the result of this trial would only mean strong warnings and not the pulling of zometa from the market. Even then, there are a reasonable number of other bisphosphonates available as well that might be used, though zometa is one of the most potent... No worries Robert, the result of this trial would only mean strong warnings and not the pulling of zometa from the market. Even then, there are a reasonable number of other bisphosphonates available as well that might be used, though zometa is one of the most potent…

]]> By: Richard http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/zometa-lawsuit-over-jaw-necrosis-6525/comment-page-1/#comment-10454 Richard Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:30:22 +0000 http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/?p=6525#comment-10454 Robert, Bisphosphonates should NOT be taken off the market. When prescribed properly bisphosphonates are highly effective in controlling/preventing bone lesions in Myeloma patients. Bisphosphonate manufacturers must provide more information to doctors and patients about osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). ONJ can be reduced, or possible prevented, by the appropriate use of bisphosphonates. No one has all the answers, but the Mayo Clinic has studied ONJ and it gave a "Consensus Statement for the Use of Bisphosphonates in Multiple Myeloma". See: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/81/8/1047.full This report and the following letter to the Editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings give a sensible approach to the use of Bisphosphonate in the Myeloma bone disease. http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/82/4/516.full.pdf+html Robert,
Bisphosphonates should NOT be taken off the market. When prescribed properly bisphosphonates are highly effective in controlling/preventing bone lesions in Myeloma patients.

Bisphosphonate manufacturers must provide more information to doctors and patients about osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). ONJ can be reduced, or possible prevented, by the appropriate use of bisphosphonates.

No one has all the answers, but the Mayo Clinic has studied ONJ and it gave a “Consensus Statement for the Use of Bisphosphonates in Multiple Myeloma”.
See: http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/81/8/1047.full
This report and the following letter to the Editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings give a sensible approach to the use of Bisphosphonate in the Myeloma bone disease.
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/82/4/516.full.pdf+html

]]> By: Robert http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/zometa-lawsuit-over-jaw-necrosis-6525/comment-page-1/#comment-10245 Robert Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:38:58 +0000 http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/?p=6525#comment-10245 I am a multiple myeloma patient. What are the rest of us going to do if this multiple myeloma cancer- bone strenghing drug, is taken off the market. I am a multiple myeloma patient. What are the rest of us going to do if this multiple myeloma cancer- bone strenghing drug, is taken off the market.

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