Fosamax Side Effects Make Drug a Poor Choice for Women with Osteopenia, According to Consumer Reports.

Fosamax femur fractures, along with the risk for other Fosamax side effects, leads to a Consumer Reports recommendation that the drug not be used by women with osteopenia, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.

New York, New York (PRWEB) October 09, 2012

Consumer Reports is to be commended for its clear recommendation against the use of Fosamax for women with osteopenia, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm that represents victims of defective drugs and medical devices. Given the mounting evidence linking Fosamax to femur fractures and other serious side effects, this is wise advice.

Fosamax Side Effect Lawsuits

Fosamax is an oral bisphosphonate used to prevent fractures in people who have bone weakening diseases like osteoporosis and Pagets disease. In October 2010, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warned that people taking Fosamax and other bisphosphonates for osteoporosis are at risk of suffering atypical femur fractures.** Just this past May, an FDA-commissioned analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that there was little benefit in taking Fosamax and similar drugs for longer than five years. The report cited serious Fosamax side effects, including femur fractures and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ, or dead jaw syndrome).***

Fosamax side effect lawsuits are currently pending in a Mass Tort proceeding in In re: Fosamax Litigation (No. 282 N.J. Super. Ct.), which is currently underway in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County. The Fosamax side effect lawyers at Bernstein Liebhard LLP are actively filing lawsuits on behalf of individuals who were allegedly injured as a result of taking Fosamax. If you suffered a femur fracture or some other Fosamax side effect, you may be entitled to compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages and other injuries. A wealth of information regarding Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits and other Fosamax side effects is available by visiting our website. To arrange for a free case review, please contact Bernstein Liebhard LLP at (877) 779-1414.

*news.consumerreports.org/health/2012/09/should-women-with-pre-osteoporosis-take-fosamax-or-related-drugs.html

**.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm229171.htm

*** nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1202619

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Fosamax Side Effects Make Drug a Poor Choice for Women with Osteopenia, According to Consumer Reports.