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Study Raises Questions about Fosamax and Bone Fractures March 25, 2010 Staff Writers Add Your Comments A new study, funded by the makers of Fosamax and other osteoporosis drugs, has concluded that oral bisphosphonate drugs are safe, and that the risk of low-trauma femur fractures with the medications are rare. The femur fracture study was reported in the latest issue of the New England Medical Journal. The drug company researchers found that bone fractures with Fosamax, Boniva and Reclast were extremely rare and were outweighed by the number of bone breaks prevented by the osteoporosis drugs. The study was funded, in part, by Merck & Co., which makes Fosamax, and Novartis, which makes Reclast. Fosamax has come under scrutiny recently due to an increasing number of reports of low-trauma bone breaks among Fosamax users, usually in the femur, which is one of the strongest bones in the human body. Learn More About Fosamax Lawsuit Side effects of Fosamax linked to a risk of sudden femur fractures, severe jaw damage and other problems. Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION Learn More About Fosamax Lawsuit Side effects of Fosamax linked to a risk of sudden femur fractures, severe jaw damage and other problems. Learn More SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR COMPENSATION A number of Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits have been filed against Merck alleging that the drug maker failed to adequately research their medication or warn users about the risk of the bone breaks. The drug maker also already faces hundreds of lawsuits over Fosamax jaw side effects, involving a rare condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), which cause portions of the jaw to decay or die. Fosamax (alendronate sodium), Boniva (ibandronate) and Reclast (zoledronic acid), are all members of a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates, which are prescribed for treatment of osteoporosis. Fosamax, which is the most widely used of the three medications, was approved by the FDA in October 1995, and has been used by more than 20 million people. The drug generated over $3 billion in annual sales for Merck before it became available as a generic last year. In the latest study, researchers analyzed results from previous trials that looked at the number of bone breaks in more than 14,000 women taking Fosamax or other bisphosphonates. The researchers found that, out of 284 hip or femur fractures, only 12 fit the profile of the low-trauma femur fractures. The researchers acknowledged that sudden bone breaks associated with Fosamax and the other drugs were likely real, but rare. “The occurrence of fracture of the subtrochanteric or diaphyseal femur was very rare, even among women who had been treated with bisphosphonates for as long as 10 years,” researchers concluded, but cautioned that their study was limited. “There was no significant increase in risk associated with bisphosphonate use, but the study was underpowered for definitive conclusions.” The study follows a recent FDA announcement that the agency is continuing to review the potential Fosamax bone fracture side effects, but has yet to find a clear link between the breaks and Fosamax. Other studies, however, have had results that suggest there may be a connection. A study published in the May/June 2008 issue of the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma found a pattern of femur fractures among Fosamax users that was 98% specific to the osteoporosis drug, involving low-energy fractures that were typically caused by falls from a standing height or less. The study also found that the average duration of Fosamax use was longer among those who had signs of these specific femur fractures than those who did not. In addition, a Fosamax fracture case study published in September 2009, in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research examined a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with multiple risks for bone fractures who took Fosamax for eight years and developed femur fractures. The report found that the patient had an imbalance between bone resorption and bone formation at the site of a rare femur fracture known as a spontaneous bilateral subtrochanteric/diaphyseal fracture, which suggested a possible connection to the osteoporosis drug. Merck & Co. faces about 1,000 Fosamax lawsuits over ONJ. The federal Fosamax cases have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (NDL) for pretrial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In December, District Judge John Keenan, overseeing the cases, ruled that at least one Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit should be handled separately, due to the differences between those cases and the Fosamax ONJ suits. Tags: Alendronate Sodium, Bisphosphonates, Fosamax, Fosamax Fracture, Fractures, Merck, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Image Credit: | More Fosamax Lawsuit Stories Fosamax Fracture Lawsuits Dismissed Again, After Judge Rules FDA Rejected Label Warning Change March 24, 2022 Zometa Side Effects Increase Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Study January 14, 2021 Study Questions Whether Fosamax And Similar Bone Drugs Provide Benefits After Seven Years of Use December 10, 2020 3 Comments clyde March 24, 2011 there is hope………………google strontium Lisa August 6, 2010 I am a little late to the game, but I too have suffered multiple stress fractures in both my feet, a severe femur break in Feb 2009 and just recently, July 2010 suffered a stress fracture of my other femur and underwent my second surgery to place a rod and screws. I now have a rod in both femurs. I started taking Foxamax close to 10 years ago. Based on what I have read my stress fractures in my feet and my two femur breaks are related to my long term use of Foxamx! Nancy March 28, 2010 I am 58 yrs old and have taken Fosamax for 7 yrs and Boniva for 2 yrs, without interruption. In the past 5 years, I have suffered 6 spontanous fractures all over my body but,mainly in my feet/ankle. A perplexed foot doctor urged me to find out why my bones were breaking for no reason. I had several types of scans to rule out cancer, and find the fracture sites and took this information with 2 previous dexascans to my Orthopedic doctor. There he showed me information on the computer where biphosphonates were probably causing the fractures, pain and suffering I had been dealing with for five long years. I have never been diagnosed with osteoporosis but osterpenia. I have learned that the later was a label that the FDA invented with the approval of Fosamax and Dexascans. I am very angry; particularly with myself for thinking I was making the right choice to take biphosphonates. I am stopping them totally but the damaged done stays in your body and bones for 10 yrs! I am scared to death that I will suffer more spontanous fractues and there is not much I can do to undo the damage caused. Share Your CommentsFirst Name*Last NameEmail* Shared Comments*This field is hidden when viewing the formI authorize the above comments be posted on this page Yes No Post Comment I authorize the above comments be posted on this page Weekly Digest Opt-In Yes, send me a weekly email with the latest lawsuits, recalls and warnings. Want your comments reviewed by a lawyer?To have an attorney review your comments and contact you about a potential case, provide your contact information below. 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