My primary care doctor has prescribed the medication Evenity for my osteoporosis. I have been on Fosamax for about three years, but my recent bone density scan went down slightly in the osteoporosis ...

If you’re one of the 8 million American women with osteoporosis, your doctor has probably talked to you about treatment options to slow the disease’s progression and keep your bones in tip-top shape.

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) -- Merck & Co. said Wednesday it won another lawsuit brought by a patient who said the company's osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused jaw problems. Merck, which faces more ...

In the United States, the safety of prescription drugs is overseen along two parallel pathways. Federal regulation is provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which works to ensure the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the drug company Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., bringing to a close a decade-long legal battle that had stalled ...

Last month, the Third Circuit issued another appellate opinion in the long-gestating In re Fosamax litigation (3d Cir Sept. 20, 2024, – F. 4th, 2024 WL 4247311). The litigation, now well into its ...

A state court in New Jersey has found in favor of Merck in the Rosenberg v. Merck case, rejecting the claims of a woman who blamed her dental and jaw-related problems on her Fosamax use. The plaintiff ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I have a DEXA score of -3.3. I take 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D daily. I lift weights and swim two to three times a week. My doctor put me on Prolia, and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 65-year-old, overweight white woman. I recently had a DEXA scan, and based on the results, my general physician prescribed Fosamax for osteopenia. The first dose created a ...

NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) - A federal jury in New York on Wednesday found that a woman who claimed she was harmed by Merck & Co's osteoporosis drug Fosamax did not suffer from a serious jaw condition ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 65-year-old, overweight white woman. I recently had a DEXA scan, and based on the results, my general physician prescribed Fosamax for osteopenia. The first dose created a ...