Fosamax Recall Warning

[Xipe Totec]

Source: RecallWarning.com

FDA Issues Fosamax Alert

Fosamax an osteoporotic prescription drug is in the class of drugs known as bisphosphonates. Fosamax changes the cycle of bone remodeling by slowing down bone loss while bone mass is increased. This drug is used to treat osteoporosis that is steroid-induced or post-menopausal in nature and can also be prescribed for Paget’s disease which is an abnormal bone formation. Fosamax may help to prevent fractures of the wrist, spinal vertebrae and hip. Fosamax has been associated with a number of side effects including osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), severe bone or joint pain, femur fractures and esophageal ulcerations. These Fosamax side effects may be a prelude to a Fosamax Recall. These side effects have initiated a Fosamax Lawsuit against Merck the manufacturer of this osteoporotic drug.

Fosamax Lawsuits Filed A Cross Country

A number of warnings have been added to Fosamax packaging as reports of side effects began to accumulate over time. In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) required Merck to include a warning label to alert patients of the risk of ONJ due to reports of the possible link between Fosamax and osteonecrosis of the jaw. Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a destruction of the bone tissue in the jaw that can lead to infection, jawbone breakdown, ulcers in the mouth or osteomyelitis (inflammation of the bone marrow). These reports have brought about a Fosamax Lawsuit involving ONJ. In January of 2008, the FDA issued an alert to inform consumers of the possibility of severe bone, joint and/or muscle pain in consumers taking Fosamax. This pain may occur within day, months or years of taking this osteoporotic drug. These reports have brought about a Fosamax Lawsuit involving bone, joint and muscle pain. Then by April of 2008, new studies were linking Fosamax to serious atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat) in women. In October 2010, the FDA requested that Merck place a femur fracture warning label be added to all bisphosphonate drugs including Fosamax. However, Merck does not admit to a cause and effect relationship between Fosamax and femur fractures. Although there is evidence that suggests that there is a connection between Fosamax and femur fracture for some time, Merck has still failed to adequately warn consumers of this osteoporotic drug. With all this FDA attention, it is possible that there may be a Fosamax Recall in the near future.

Read more: http://www.recallwarning.com/fosamax-recall-warning.html

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I just found out today, when I tried to refill my prescription and they said they could not do it because the manufacturer had recalled every last pill.

[madmax]

1. I took another brand of those for a few months

decided I didn't like the risks.

Have no choice now - getting Reclast infusions 2x a year. I've had 2 pelvic fractures and 2 fractures of the sacrum. No trauma - just shitty bones from years of Rheumatoid Arthritis meds and cortisone. As Gilda said, 'it's always something.'

I was also on Vioxx for 2 years before the recall. These fuckers are going to kill me with these drugs. :mad:

[midnight]

3. This is crap.... And Gilda knew it, she was right on... It is always something...

Do you drink soda? I think it is destroying our bones....

[madmax]

8. No, not a fan of soda at all.

Never was. I drink ice tea, coffee, hot tea, water, juice. I grew up poor, which was a good thing. No soda, chips, candy or cakes in our house. Mom said, we only have enough money for 'real' food. Love you Mom, miss you.

I've been on RA drugs for 12 years, am over 50. These drugs, no matter what - if they help one thing they muck up something else. It's a choice - I'm mobile and major pain free. I always have pain but, after years and years one becomes accustomed to it. It just is...

[quiller4]

7. I'd got back on VIOXX in a minute if I could buy it on the black market

I don't give a hoot about the heart risks. My quality of life was far superior when I was pain free and could be active. If you told me that by taking the drug I was guaranteed a heart attack in a few months or years, I'd still say fill my scrip now and let me live well until then.

[knitter4democracy]

10. I felt the same way about Bextra.

That was back when I had severe pain from chronic appendicitis. I would cycle it with ibuprofen, which cut down on how much ibuprofen I was taking, and it worked amazingly well.

I can't take narcotics at all. They don't block the pain pathways in me for some reason. Taking away my good painkiller was evil.

[sharp_stick]

2. Other than a bunch of ambulance chaser sites

I can't find any information about a drug recall.

The newest information I can find is dated March 2010.

[Xipe Totec]

4. I know. Found the same thing

If it wasn't for the fact that I could not fill my subscription today, I would not have known it at all.

You'd figure our vigilant fourth estate would be all over this story by now, but Noo....

[snagglepuss]

12. If there was a recall, the FDA would post it. I'm no fan of Fosamax but

it does no good passing on false information.

[Xipe Totec]

13. Fine. You go argue with my pharmacist.

I'm telling you the pharmacy refused to fill the prescription.

[boomerbust]

5. I took this drug for 2 years

T score remained the same. -4.8 Doctor told me not to see him again if I quit taking this drug. Have not seen him since and I quit taking this scam of a drug.

[Fla Dem]

6. I took Fosamax for almost 2 years. Had many of the side effects, so quit..

Would wake up in the morning stiff in every joint, even my fingers. Muscle aches all the time and my jaw would get stuck. Also think it disrupted my digestive system. It's incredible the drugs big pharma puts out there, only later to find out they cause almost as much harm, or more than the reason for taking them.

[snagglepuss]

9. Anyone with osteoporosis should read Dr Ott's acclaimed (U of W) website

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7872093&mesg_id=7872209





http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/optreatment.html

[snagglepuss]

11. I think you need to find a new druggist because there is no Fosamax recall.

[Marsha Olsen]

14. Dangerous Drug

Fosamax has VERY serious side effects. If the FDA is issuing warnings and pharmacies are no longer refilling prescriptions, don’t you think you should be cautious of this drug? Check out this news blog – it has lots of postings about Fosamax and some very useful info. http://www.newsinferno.com/?s=fosamax&x=0&y=0