Problems with Fosamax:
Long Bone Fractures

Unsafe Drugs

According to advertisements, Fosamax builds bone in women who are prone to osteoporosis. In a recent study, the osteoporosis drug Fosamax appears to double a woman's odds of developing atrial fibrillation, a chronic irregular heartbeat. Fosamax also has been known to cause ONJ (dead jawbone), long bone fractures, and esophageal cancer. Fosamax sales totaled $3 billion in 2007. Do you have a Fosamax lawsuit?

Problems with Fosamax

• Fosamax ONJ
• Long Bone Fractures
• Fosamax Femur Fractures
• Esophageal Cancer

Fosamax ONJ and Jawbone Death

Fosamax is in a class of drugs called bisphosphonates. The advertising for Fosamax will lead you to believe that Fosamax makes more bone. This is not so. Bisphoshonates slow down the dead bone cells that soften the bone.

According to the Journal of the American Dental Association, the condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw or ONJ (jawbone death) may be more prevalent in people who take Fosamax and similar osteoporosis drugs than previously presumed.

Osteonecrosis is a very serious medical condition that has recently been linked to Fosamax, a drug used to treat osteoporosis and other bone diseases. Do you have a Fosamax injury jawbone death lawsuit? Do you need a Fosamax law firm in PA, WV, or NJ?

The USC School of Dentistry suggests that while bisphosphonate drugs like Fosamax increase body mass, Fosamax makes it easier for bacteria to adhere to bone that is exposed after a dental surgery.

Merck & Co., the makers of Fosamax argue that there is no conclusive evidence that Fosamax causes ONJ but experts disagree. What's worse - osteoporosis or osteonecrosis to the jaw?

Fosamax patient product information: FOSAMAX AND FOSAMAX PLUS D may cause jawbone problems in some people. Jawbone problems may include infection, and delayed healing after teeth are pulled.