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Study Finds Bisphosphonate Fracture Risk Increases with Longer Use
May 22, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
For the second time in a week, a new study is raising serious concerns about long-term use of Fosamax and other bisphosphonates. The study,...
Bisphosphonates May be Less Effective in Preventing Fractures after Five Years
May 10, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is raising new concerns about the efficacy of long-term bisphosphonate therapy. ...
Health Canada Revises Bisphosphonate Labels with Fracture Warning
Dec 20, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Health Canada has announced that its review of bisphosphonates has shown a slightly increased risk of atypical thigh fractures among people who use...
Bisphoshonate Benefits Plateau at Five Years, FDA Says
Sep 8, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Women who take oral bisphosphonates such as Fosamax to prevent broken bones from osteoporosis may not have to take them beyond five years to get...
Increased Vitamin D Might Make Bisphosphonates More Effective
Jun 9, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Vitamin D supplementation might help bisphosphonates like Fosamax do a better job of protecting bones, a new study says. The study, conducted...
Bisphosphonate Study Finds Link to Rare Thigh Fractures
May 5, 2011
| Parker Waichman LLP
Another study, this time out of Sweden, has found a link between bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax, and a rare type of thigh fracture in women....
Zometa, Reclast, Boniva Infusions Linked to Eye Inflammation
Sep 26, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Zometa, Reclast and Boniva infusions have been linked to a rare inflammatory eye disease, according to a letter published in the "New England...
BONE-DENSITY DRUGS CAN KILL JAWS
Jul 5, 2006
| Philadelphia Inquirer
Across the country, dentists have begun asking patients a pointed question before deciding on treatment: Do you take a bone-building medication such...
Another Merck Drug Is Under Legal Attack
Jul 5, 2006
| Los Angeles Times
As Merck & Co. defends itself against a deluge of litigation involving its pain reliever Vioxx, the pharmaceutical giant also is fielding the...
Jaw Complications May Be Linked to Bone-Saving Drugs
Jun 22, 2005
| www.rednova.com
Three months after Betty Beckman had a broken tooth pulled, her jaw still hasn't healed.So the Nebraska City woman travels each weekday to Omaha,...
