Why is Fosamax (Merck) Being Sued?
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Merck & Co., still facing over 9,000 lawsuits over its painkiller, Vioxx, is now being sued for misrepresenting the safety of the bone density increaser, Fosamax. Attorneys involved in the lawsuit allege that Fosamax is a defective drug, causing more harm than good. The lawsuit states that Merck & Co. intentionally concealed information of the dangers of Fosamax from the public, and also that the drug company refused to comply with an FDA request in August of 2004 to place specific additional warnings on all Fosamax labels. In 1996, shortly after Fosamax was approved by the FDA for treatment of osteoporosis in post menopausal women, Merck & Co. launched an aggressive marketing campaign for the new drug. Many orthopedists claim that the marketing campaign, which was aimed at women aged between 40 and 50, may have overemphasized the risk of hip fracture as a scare tactic, and may have promoted Fosamax prescriptions to women who did not need the drug, and were not at a great risk of devel
