Has there been any recent news about Fosamax?
There have been recent reports linking Fosamax to a serious side effect called Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) or ”jaw death.” ONJ is a medical condition in which the jawbone partially crumbles and dies. ONJ may cause severe pain, loose teeth, exposed bone, loss of function, and disfigurement. Fosamax maker Merck and Company, Inc., has stated that ONJ is rare, and that in controlled clinical trials involving more than 17,000 patients, there were no reports of ONJ. Most researchers and doctors interviewed in recent news reports appear to believe that the benefits of bisphosphonate drugs greatly outweigh the risks, and say that they will continue prescribing these medicines to their patients.
