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• Appeals Court Finds Fosamax Lawsuits Over Femur Fractures Are Not Preempted

  September 24, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Hundreds of Fosamax lawsuits will be reinstated once again, after a federal appeals court rejected Merck's argument that the FDA prevented the company from adding warnings about the risk of femur fracture to the osteoporosis drug’s label.

• Fosamax Fracture Lawsuits Dismissed Again, After Judge Rules FDA Rejected Label Warning Change

  March 24, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has ruled that hundreds of Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits are preempted by federal law because the FDA rejected a proposed warning label change.

• Actonel “Drug Holidays” May Carry Increased Hip Fracture Risks: Study

  January 19, 2022

  Russell Maas

  Taking a holiday from bone-strengthening drugs like Actonel and Fosamax may increase the risk of hip fractures, according to the findings of a new study.

• Reclast Side Effects May Include Increased Risk of Seizures: Case Report

  January 22, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new case report warns of a possible link between Reclast bone drug infusions and an increased risk of seizures.

• Zometa Side Effects Increase Risk of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Study

  January 14, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests frequent Zometa injections increase the risk of jawbone death for some cancer patients.

• Study Questions Whether Fosamax And Similar Bone Drugs Provide Benefits After Seven Years of Use

  December 10, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study reveals that Fosamax and similar osteoporosis drugs failed to provide any benefits in preventing hip fractures after seven years of use.

• Fosamax, Similar Drugs, Increase Atypical Fracture Risk After Five Years Of Use: Study

  September 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that Fosamax and similar drugs greatly increase the risk of atypical femur fractures after more than five years of use.

• Lawsuits Over Fosamax Bone Fractures Remanded Following Supreme Court Pre-Emption Ruling

  December 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  About 500 Fosamax bone fracture lawsuits have been remanded to a New Jersey federal court, for a district judge to decide if they are preempted by federal law.

• Supreme Court Declines To Hear Generic Paxil Suicide Case

  May 30, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  An Appeals Court ruling that a Paxil suicide lawsuit was preempted by federal law was allowed to stand after the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.

• Supreme Court Remands Fosamax Lawsuits Over Atypical Fracture Warnings

  May 21, 2019

  Austin Kirk

  The Supreme Court has remanded about 500 Fosamax lawsuits back to a lower court, saying if Merck cannot prove it gave the FDA adequate information to decide on femur fracture label warnings, then the cases must be reinstated.