More about Fosamax and femur fractures

If your doctor was to prescribe you a "bone-sparing" drug, such as Fosamax, or Aledronate and you were aware that the US courts are filling up with cases alleging that these drugs were the cause of increased fracture risk, would you still take the drug?

Look at these figures for Fosamax alone!

Fosamax femur fracture lawsuits numbers as of March 31, 2015:

515 cases have been filed in California state court for femur fracture

1,040 were pending in the Fosamax femur fracture MDL in federal court; and
3,050 cases have been filed in New Jersey state court for femur fracture

975 cases alleging osteonecrosis of the jaw

Yikes!  I wonder what the figures are in New Zealand where it is next to impossible to sue for this kind of harm?

Source of these figures below (refer PDF - pages 20-21).

You will get a fright when you see all the cases pending for osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) as well (this refers to the death of the jaw bone which is a horrific side effect of these drugs):

Merck Quarterly Report 2015

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"Bone strengthening" drugs associated with numerous side effects

When reading this notice for medical practitioners from Medsafe, please bear in mind that what is being advised applies to all "bone-sparing" drugs of the bisphosphonate class, including the Fosamax which, among other brands, is the subject of thousands of court actions in the USA.
http://blog.garymoller.com/search/label/fosamax-lawsuits

I use the phrase "bone-sparing" with extreme cynicism because just two of this class of drug are blamed for causing 31,500 femur and hip fractures in the USA alone!

Bear in mind that less than 10% of adverse reactions ever get reported.

Read on and read the links I have provided.  As I said in an earlier article, "You would have to be nuts to be taking these".

Key Messages

• Patients who are treated with zoledronic acid can experience acute phase reactions.
• Symptoms include fever, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal effects, and eye inflammation.
• The risk of renal reactions can be prevented by keeping patients adequately hydrated prior to and following infusions.

Acute Phase Reactions

Zoledronic acid (marketed as Aclasta and Zometa in New Zealand) is a bisphosphonate administered to patients by intravenous infusion. Prescribers are reminded that patients may experience an acute phase response or adverse effects on renal function following administration.

Acute phase reactions may present with the following symptoms: chills, fever, influenza-like symptoms, night sweats, rigors and shivering, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal effects, and eye inflammation¹.

Acute phase responses can occur at any time up to approximately two weeks following an infusion¹. The majority of patients will experience symptoms within the first three days after an infusion¹. These reactions are usually self-limiting and resolve completely within 24 to 48 hours². However, in some patients symptoms may persist for longer periods.

Supportive and symptomatic management with paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is recommended, once other serious causes of fever such as infection have been excluded². Pre-treatment with paracetamol or ibuprofen may also be helpful for some patients².

Renal Reactions

Renal reactions can also occur shortly after infusion. Adequate hydration can help to reduce the risk of renal deterioration after a zoledronic acid infusion^4–6. Renal deterioration, progression to renal failure and dialysis has been reported in patients following the initial dose of zoledronic acid⁵.

If patients show signs of renal function decline after infusion, the benefits and risks of harm of continued treatment should be evaluated.

Factors which may increase the risk of renal deterioration following zoledronic acid infusions are:

• dehydration
• pre-existing renal impairment
• multiple cycles of zoledronic acid or other bisphosphonates
• concomitant use of nephrotoxic drugs
• a shorter infusion time than recommended.

Bisphosphonates are also associated with ocular inflammatory effects such as uveitis and scleritis³. Ocular complications are uncommon. However, patients should be advised to seek immediate medical attention if they experience any ocular symptoms while being treated with a bisphosphonate.

The Centre for Adverse Reaction Monitoring (CARM) has received 153 reports of musculoskeletal adverse reactions starting within one month after a zoledronic acid infusion. CARM also received 26 reports of ocular adverse reactions and 33 reports of urinary adverse reactions within one month following an infusion.

Healthcare professionals are encouraged to report all suspicions of medicine adverse reactions to CARM.

References

1. Reid IR, Gamble GD, Mesenbrink P, et al. 2010. Characterization of and risk factors for the acute-phase response after zoledronic acid. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 95: 4380–4387.
2. Tanvetyanon T, Stiff PJ. 2006. Management of the adverse effects associated with intravenous bisphosphonates. Annals of oncology 17: 897–907.
3. Medsafe. 2011. Reminder: Keeping an eye on bisphosphonates. Prescriber Update 32(3): 24. URL: www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/BisphosphonatesSept2011.htm (accessed 19 May 2015).
4. Attivi D, Kosmalski G, Zeghmouli C, et al. 2014. Effect of intravenous hydration in patients receiving bisphosphonate therapy. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 36: 1277–1281.
5. Novartis New Zealand Limited. 2014. Zometa Data Sheet. 21 October 2014. URL: www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/datasheet/z/Zometaconcinf.pdf (accessed 19 May 2015).
6. Novartis New Zealand Limited. 2014. Aclasta Data Sheet. 8 October 2014. URL: www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/datasheet/a/Aclastainf.pdf (accessed 19 May 2015).

Source of release:
http://medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/June2015/June2015ZoledronicAcid.htm


Further reading:
http://blog.garymoller.com/search/label/fosamax

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You'd have to be nuts to take this drug after watching this video!

Prolia is one of the bisphosphonate class of drugs that work by killing off one of the cells that remodel old bone (osteoblasts).  The result is the buildup of old bone.  While it gives the impression that bones are stronger, this is completely untrue with an increase in fractures a few years later.

Below is a promotional video intended to get mostly older women to enthusiastically get onto these drugs.  I want you to watch this and take careful note of the long list of horrific side effects:

Would you take this drug after seeing the long list of side effects?  Osteonecrosis of the jaw?

Osteonecrosis of the jaw

In the USA the drugs companies are being sued left, right and center by patients who have been harmed by these drugs; yet they still continue to actively sell these because their profits dwarf what all the lawsuits may end up costing.  The listing of the horrific side effects is the only concession that they have to make.  They can go on selling these drugs so long as they spell out the dangers.

Remember that less than 10% of all drugs adverse reactions are ever reported.  Some cynics believe the figure is closer to 1%, so a lot of people are being harmed.  When you are reading the side effects such as heart damage and loss of one's jaw (Just how horrific is that!), bear in mind that these are listed because an unspecified number of poor souls suffered these horrible things.  I'd rather be dead than to have no jaw.  A broken bone is a preferable health problem in my opinion.

Here in New Zealand, there is no need to properly inform you of these horrific side effects: your doctor has his/her arse well protected by ACC and the Health and Disability Commissioner, neither of whom are genuinely interested in your health and welfare.  If you try to complain, let alone sue your doctor in New Zealand, I say "Good luck to you!"

If you have been told you have low bone density then it surely makes better sense to identify and treat the root causes, rather than treat the symptoms with a highly toxic poison?

If your doctor tells you that you need to take one of the bisphosphonate drugs, my advice is turn your back and get out of that office as fast as your legs will take you.  Go find a health practitioner who is genuinely interested in your health and get your bone strong and supple once more by nurturing them and not poisoning them.

By the way, did you know that the average contact time between patient and doctor in the United States is a mere nine minutes?  For a Naturopath it is over an hour per consultation.  Who would you put your faith in?  Things are not much better in New Zealand.  Sadly, we have adopted the failing US health model.

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Merck now faces thousands of law suits for alleged harm caused by Fosamax drug

The evidence is growing by the day that so-called bone-sparing drugs like Fosamax (a member of the bisphosphonate class of drugs), to treat osteoporosis, have absolutely no benefit for bone health, other than for people with bone cancer and it is encouraging that the US courts are beginning to agree.

Thousands of cases are now before the US courts for just one of these drugs alone; but there are several more, including Alendronate which is advertised by Jude Dobson on national television in New Zealand as a convention once a year infusion.

These drugs do nothing for bone health: they work by killing the cells in the bone that remodel and remove old bone. The end result is dead bone that will snap with the slightest provocation.   This is really bizarre if not outright barbaric: these drugs cause exactly the harm they claim to prevent!  The most common, including death of the jaw bone is femur fracture.  I am also aware of cases of fracture of the spine that has accelerated a few years after being prescribed these drugs.

Let me assure you that there are safe and healthy alternatives to these toxic and harmful drugs.  They should not be prescribed in New Zealand while there is obviously so much legal action happening in the US alleging harm.  Besides, it is no mystery why this harm is happening - we know how the drug causes the bone death - that's what it is intended to do - kill your bones!

My advice is this:  Don't take it!

Run for the clinic door if this drug is ever suggested.  If you, or a loved one, has been taking any of this class of drug, the healthiest thing you can do is to stop taking it immediately.  There are no side effects from sudden cessation of this class of drug, other than feeling better.

Contact an alternative health professional for advice about healthy things you can do for strong, healthy bones.

If you are not sure about what to do, you are welcome to contact me and I will do the best I can to assist you.

For more about this topic, please read the bulletin below from Tom Lamb Law and the links to other articles I have written.  If you think you may have been harmed by one of these drugs you might like to drop him a line to check what your rights and options are.  Tom is one of the Good Guys.
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June 2014 Fosamax - Femur Fracture Litigation Update: Thousands Of Cases Pending, But No Trial Dates Currently Scheduled In Federal Court MDL Nor New Jersey Multicounty Litigation

Merck Corporate SEC Filing for First Quarter 2014 Provides Information About Numbers Of Lawsuits In Various Court Jurisdictions Being Worked Up For Some Possible Trials In The Future

(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)
We have our first 2014 update from Merck on the Fosamax - femur fracture litigation.

Merck Faces More Than 4100 Fosamax - GaryMoller.com

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Dec 3, 2013 - Merck Faces More Than 4100 Fosamax - Femur Fracture Lawsuits As Of September 30, 2013 According To SEC Corporate Filing.

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Merck Faces More Than 4100 Fosamax - Femur Fracture Lawsuits As Of September 30, 2013

Merck Faces More Than 4100 Fosamax - Femur Fracture Lawsuits As Of September 30, 2013 According To SEC Corporate Filing

Next Bellwether Trial Dates: In New Jersey, One To Three Cases Set For March 2014; And, In Fosamax Federal Court MDL, One Case Set For May 2014

(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)
We have an update from Merck on the Fosamax litigation concerning the femur fracture side effect -- not the osteonecrosis of jaw (ONJ) injury -- and it shows that the number of these lawsuits filed against the drug company continues to increase.
From the Merck SEC Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013 (93 page PDF document):

• ... plaintiffs in approximately 4,115 of these actions generally allege that they sustained femur fractures and/or other bone injuries (“Femur Fractures”) in association with the use of Fosamax.
• ... approximately 1,085 cases were pending in the Fosamax Femur Fracture MDL as of September 30, 2013.
• ... Judge Pisano set a May 5, 2014, trial date for the bellwether trial of a case where the alleged injury took place after January 31, 2011. The case to be tried on May 5, 2014, is expected to be identified in December 2013.

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Gary:

A few years ago it was just a few cases; earlier this year it broke a thousand and now it is over 4,000 cases of spontaneous fracture of the femur!  Scandalous when you bear in mind that the health professionals that continue to dish these awful drugs out are actually doctors!

First, do no harm

They should know better.  They deserve to be sued.  Note the link above to the free Fosamax case evaluation by Tom Lamb Law, if you feel you have been harmed by one of these drugs.

What these bone sparing drugs can do to the jaw bone

Meanwhile, here in New Zealand, celebrity and self-appointed bone health expert, Judith Dobson, drones on dulcidly on national television, advising women to get intravenous shots of these "bone-sparing drugs", while ignoring the mounting tide of evidence that these bisphosphonate drugs cause enormous and irreparable harm, including the
dreaded osteonecrosis of the jaw (refer photo to right).

"Hey, Judith!  Why are you promoting these  harmful drugs?  Is it just for the money?  Will you demonstrate their safety by having an intravenous shot yourself?  C'mon, Judith, don't be a scaredy-cat!"

More reading about bisphosphonates here

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Fosamax - Femur Fracture Lawsuits Filed Against Merck Said To Total 3,940 As Of June 30, 2013

Example of "Fossy" jaw

Fosamax and other bisphosphonate drugs have to be among the most harmful drugs that have ever been prescribed in modern medicine.  They are increasingly associated with a long list of feared diseases, including cancer, heart failure, liver damage and dementia.

Despite these being prescribed to prevent osteoporosis, the evidence is that they actually increase bone fracture!

It is no medical mystery why this happens:  Bisphosphonates are a poison that should never be put into a human being.  It is particularly toxic to bone cells (I explain their action in this article here).  While there may be a brief reduction of bone fracture, this is quickly replaced by increased rates of catastrophic bone death.  This includes osteonecrosis of the jaw which is about the worst disfigurement one could ever wish upon a person - Horrific!

An example of "Fossy Hip"

Here in New Zealand, despite the growing evidence of horrific harm, media personalities, like Jude Dobson, continue to reassuringly purr on during prime time television about the wonderful benefits of these drugs.  I wonder how much she is being paid?  Meanwhile, the campaign to terrorise women about osteoporosis continues while offering only one solution: Harmful megadoses of synthetic vitamin D along with bone-killing bispohosphonates.  Of course, there are safe and effective alternatives but these get no mainstream attention because there is no money in them.

The sale of bisphosphonates drugs is a billion dollar industry worldwide and the profits far exceed any expense from consequent law suits.  Also bear in mind that many of the elderly women who suffer bone death end up dying before they can sue the culprits!  Those that do sue face years of legal torture by defendants with bottomless pockets and many will be sidelined due to ill health, as the article below highlights for one of the first cases to go before the New Jersey courts.

This whole business is medical madness, if you ask me.  How come this scandal is not headline news in New Zealand and elsewhere?  Meanwhile these drugs continue to be advertised on New Zealand television.  Is it because of the money?  What about the health of the people taking it?  Don't they have the right to know?  What is the responsibility of the prescribing physician who must surely be aware of the thousands of lawsuits in the USA alone?

Please read the article below and follow the links and you will see that I am not alone in thinking this is crazy stuff.

Fosamax - Femur Fracture Lawsuits Filed Against Merck Said To Total 3,940 As Of June 30, 2013

Drug Company Reports 2,660 Cases In New Jersey State Court Consolidation, 1,075 Cases Are Part Of Federal Court MDL, And 470 In California

(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)
About five months ago we posted "March 2013 Fosamax Product Liability Litigation Update: Femur Fracture Cases Against Merck -- December 31, 2012 Totals: 2,075 New Jersey (NJ) State Court Lawsuits, With 820 Cases Pending In Federal Court Fosamax MDL And 420 California Claims".
As seen in Merck's SEC filing for the second quarter of 2013, the number of Fosamax cases alleging femur fracture as the drug injury -- as opposed to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) -- is growing albeit at a relatively modest rate.
And that total number will certainly get higher as we and other law firms around the country continue to investigate for litigation new Fosamax - femur fracture cases that will eventually be filed as lawsuits.
From the Merck SEC filing we get this update for the New Jersey consolidated Fosamax litigation:

As of June 30, 2013, approximately 2,660 cases alleging Femur Fractures have been filed in New Jersey state court and are pending before Judge Higbee in Atlantic County Superior Court. The parties have selected an initial group of 30 cases to be reviewed through fact discovery. The first trial of the New Jersey state Femur Fracture cases, Su v. Merck, began on March 11, 2013, but a mistrial was declared on March 28, 2013 after the plaintiff suffered a serious medical issue unrelated to her use of Fosamax that prevented her from proceeding with the trial. The next trial, Unanski v. Merck, was set to be tried beginning November 4, 2013, but has been continued and is expected to be tried in 2014.

Here is the Google search string for most of the articles I have written about bisphosphonates.


Fosamax lawsuits articles

About megadoses of vitamin D

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Lawsuits alleging harm by osteoporosis drugs are now being won!

I have been reporting for years about the horrible injuries that these anti-osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) are causing - Bone death, disabling fractures, cancer, dementia and heart disease.  I was right all along:  These drugs cause enormous harm and are doping so on a scale that is scandalous to the extreme.  Just one brand alone, Fosamax, is now facing in excess of 4,000 lawsuits in the United States alone - mind-boggling!

Meanwhile, New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world that allows these drugs to be marketed directly to the consumer on prime time television using "personalities" like Judith Dobson, who's job is to lull the consumer into a state of dulled complacency.  Is anybody in New Zealand monitoring these drugs?  Or is it a case of the fox guarding the chicken coup?

Merck claims that it gave adequate warning of the risks associated with these drugs but still lost.  This claim of theirs is rubbish: If you can read the small print on that 30 second television ad as it flashes across the screen, then you are doing far better than me!  The family doctor is our reliable health professional who we trust is diligently working to protect our health; but this is no longer the case, since they are well and truly ensconced within the the drugs industry encampment nowadays and at their beck and call to promote their drugs.

You can no longer rely on your doctor to protect you from dangerous drugs such as bisphosphonates

Why do they keep selling these drugs despite losing hundreds of thousands per lost law suit?  Because they can make many millions more by still selling the poison to unsuspecting people, mostly elderly women who they know will never fight back.  In New Zealand it is harder to sue, by the way.

Here's the latest news.....

(Reuters) - A federal jury on Tuesday ordered Merck & Co Inc to pay $285,000 in a lawsuit over the risks of its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, the second loss for the company after several earlier trials. 

A federal jury on Tuesday ordered Merck & Co Inc to pay $285,000 in a lawsuit over the risks of its osteoporosis drug Fosamax, the second loss for the company after several earlier trials.
The eight-person jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan found that Merck failed to warn plaintiff Rhoda Scheinberg's doctors of the risks associated with Fosamax. The jury rejected the plaintiff's argument that Fosamax was a defective product.
More than 4,000 lawsuits are pending in federal and state courts arising out of injuries allegedly caused by the one-time blockbuster medication. Seven cases have now gone to trial, and Merck has won five and lost two.
This latest trial was one of the so-called "bellwether" cases in the Fosamax litigation. Judges order bellwethers in mass litigation to assess trends and outcomes that could play out in similar lawsuits. A string of wins by plaintiffs could, for example, give them a stronger hand in settlement talks with defendants to end all of the cases.
Lawyers for Scheinberg, a 69-year-old New York resident, contended Fosamax caused her to suffer delayed healing and a bone disease of the jaw after a tooth extraction. The jury found that Merck's failure to warn of the drug's risks was a cause of her injury.
"With this victory, this litigation has a renewed purpose and a renewed focus," Tim O'Brien, a lawyer for Scheinberg who also represents other plaintiffs in Fosamax lawsuits, said in a statement.
Merck said in a statement that it disagreed with the verdict and noted that the jury returned a mixed verdict.
"Merck provided appropriate warnings, and the plaintiff was at increased risk for dental and jaw problems regardless of whether she was taking Fosamax," said Merck lawyer Chilton Varner of law firm King & Spalding.
The lawsuit, filed in 2008, was one of 975 pending before U.S. District Judge John Keenan in New York after a judicial panel consolidated Fosamax cases alleging jaw-related injuries.
Another 842 lawsuits alleging femur injuries are pending in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. Other lawsuits are pending in state courts.
The only other Fosamax case that Merck has lost at trial resulted in a $8 million verdict by a federal jury in Manhattan in June 2010 for Shirley Boles, a Florida woman who alleged she developed osteonecrosis of the jaw after taking the drug.
In October 2010, Keenan reduced the verdict to $1.5 million. Merck is appealing the case.
Fosamax had annual sales of $3 billion until its U.S. patent lapsed in 2008 and generic versions flooded the market.
Merck shares were up 53 cents, or 1.3 percent, at $41.38 on the New York Stock Exchange in late afternoon trading.
The case is Scheinberg v. Merck & Co, Inc., U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 09-4119.
(Reporting By Nate Raymond in New York; Editing by Martha Graybow, Leslie Adler and Carol Bishopric)

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-merck-fosamax-idUSBRE91416H20130205

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The myth of osteoporosis exposed

About 15 years ago, when I was running a small rehabilitation clinic, a sales man tried to sell me a Dexa Scan machine which measures bone density.  His presentation was not about health promotion; but about the wonderful business model surrounding this highly expensive diagnostic machine.  It is a machine that strikes terror into the hearts of women.  It was guaranteed a money-printer according to the sales pitch!  Health was barely mentioned.

In my opinion, the osteoporosis business is deeply flawed.  It always has been.  I know what osteoporosis is.  Where is the epidemic?  Where are all the women snapping bone,s left right and center, due to weak bones?  Sure there are women out there with osteoporosis but there is nothing like the widespread epidemic being broadcast from on high. Is it real or is it a myth, manufactured by big business to terrorise women into undertaking highly expensive and therapies that actually destroy health?

I get very angry when a woman comes to me, in tears, after being told she has osteopaenia or osteoporosis.  In most cases, the diagnosis is wrong. It terrifies unnecessarily.  In my opinion.

Bilateral hip fracture associated with "bone-sparing"
medication use.

The xray-based bone density test that drives the osteoporosis industry is deeply and irreparably flawed.  It is irrelevant for the majority of women.  It is a poor predictor of fracture risk.  Better predictors are balance eyesight and the number of medications being taken.  Anti osteoporosis drugs increase fracture, heart failure, dementia and cancer risks - how about that for a kind of madness!  High bone density increases your breast cancer risk several fold!  This is no BS - this is based on published peer reviewed research.







"What is more concerning to women: breaking a bone (from which one can heal), or developing breast cancer? If it is the latter, a low BMD reading could be considered cause for celebration and not depression, fear and the continued ingestion of inappropriate medications or supplements, which is usually the case following a diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis."
Sayer Ji

"How can you make such outrageous statements?  Where's your evidence, Moller?"

Here is the link to an excellent, carefully referenced, article that summarises the issues very nicely.  Please enjoy the read and make up your own mind:
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/osteoporosis-myth-dangers-high-bone-mineral-density?utm_source=GreenMedInfo+Weekly&utm_campaign=f099fe5b3e-Greenmedinfo&utm_medium=email

And here is the link to the dozens of articles I have written previously on the subject of osteoporosis and "bone-sparing" drugs:
http://blog.garymoller.com/search/label/bisphosphonates

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