Treatment with a common osteoporosis drug might help to stave off diabetes, according to new research. In a nationwide case-control study, adults treated with the bisphosphonate alendronate (Fosamax) ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today said a jury found in its favor in the Glynn v. Merck case in the U.S. District Court for the District of New ...

Rockville, MD - US FDA officials have highlighted reports of severe bone, joint, and muscle pain associated with the bisphosphonates alendronate (Fosamax, Merck & Co) and risedronate (Actonel, Procter ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck today said a unanimous federal court jury in New York found in its favor in the Maley v. Merck case, rejecting the claims of a plaintiff who blamed ...

May 20, 2003 — Compared with alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel) is associated with fewer clinically severe adverse gastrointestinal (GI) events in the elderly, according to the results of ...

Alendronate Sodium Trihydrate. Changes to sections: 1, 2, 4. Additon of Barrets oesophagus to section 4. Patients should not crush or chew the tablet or allow the tablet to dissolve in their mouths ...

Long-term alendronate was associated with an increase in the number of osteoclasts, including distinctive giant, hypernucleated, detached osteoclasts undergoing protracted apoptosis, according to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 69-year-old male who has been very active throughout my life. Two years ago, through a fall which resulted in a compression fracture of the T12 vertebra, I was diagnosed with ...

Earlier studies demonstrated that alendronate is not effective for relieving bone density, reducing bone turnover blank and reducing the risk of men. Bisphosphonates are currently the pre-eminent ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Why don't you inform your patients about Fosamax causing a stroke? This is well studied, and my mother is currently hospitalized from stroke, most likely from Fosamax. Doctors need to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old male who has been very active throughout my life. Two years ago, through a fall which resulted in a compression fracture of the T12 vertebra, I was diagnosed with ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today said a jury found in its favor in the Glynn v. Merck case in the U.S. District Court for the ...