Fosamax, Similar Bone Drugs, Linked To Increased Risk of Macular Degeneration: Study
A new study links continuous use of bisphosphonates, like Fosamax and Boniva, to a vision disorder known as wet age-related macular degeneration.…
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A new study links continuous use of bisphosphonates, like Fosamax and Boniva, to a vision disorder known as wet age-related macular degeneration.…
Merck may face a hundreds Fosamax trials nationwide, as the federal MDL over jaw injuries is wound down over the next six months.…
Women with low bone density that is not severe enough to be considered osteoporosis, should avoid medications like Fosamax, according to Consumer Reports, as the benefits provided by the treatment do not appear to outweigh the risk of serious side effects, such as an increased risk of sudden femur fractures and potential decay of the jaw bone. …
European drug regulators are investigating whether Roche failed to report side effects and problems associated with a number of different drugs, which may have been linked to more than 15,000 deaths. …
A new study appears to provide further evidence that side effects of Fosamax, Actonel and other related osteoporosis drugs increase the risk of low-trauma bone fractures, which usually involve the femur. …
Citing physician-patient privilege, a federal judge has barred Merck from directly contacting the doctors of patients who have filed a lawsuit after suffering bone fractures allegedly caused by the osteoporosis drug Fosamax. …
Federal researchers are expressing concern over the side effects associated with long-term use of Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva and other bisphosphonate medications taken for osteoporosis, due to the risk of femur fractures and other bone problems. …
An Alabama woman is suing the makers of Fosamax and Boniva, alleging that the osteoporosis drugs caused her to suffer femur fractures and other bone problems. …
Individuals who have suffered a femur fracture while using Fosamax, Actonel or another bisphophonate medication can decrease their chances of having a second break if they simply stop taking the drug, according to new research. …
Lawsuits filed in federal court by individuals who allege that they suffered a femur fracture after taking a both Fosamax and Boniva, Fosamax and Reclast, or all three bisphosphonate drugs, will be consolidated with hundreds of other complaints filed by plaintiffs who were only taking Fosamax, according to a recent order by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.…