Posts tagged Merck

• Anticipation - Waiting for the Jury in the First Fosamax Case to Go to Trial

  Jean Martin | September 03, 2009 10:08 AM | 2 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Closing arguments were held yesterday in the first trial against Merck concerning the osteoporosis drug Fosamax. Millions of women have taken Fosamax to counter bone loss associated with menopause....

• Fosamax Users At Increased Risk for Irregular Heart Rhythm

  Jean Martin | April 29, 2008 12:41 PM | 2 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A study has found that women who use the drug Fosamax are twice as likely to develop an irregular heartbeat condition known as atrial fibrillation as women who have never taken the drug. The 86%...