In the United States, the safety of prescription drugs is overseen along two parallel pathways. Federal regulation is provided by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which works to ensure the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 65-year-old, overweight white woman. I recently had a DEXA scan, and based on the results, my general physician prescribed Fosamax for osteopenia. The first dose created a ...

Sept 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived more than 500 lawsuits alleging that Merck & Co (MRK.N), opens new tab failed to warn that its osteoporosis drug Fosamax increased the risk ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old man. I have a DEXA score of -3.3. I take 1,200 mg of calcium with vitamin D daily. I lift weights and swim two to three times a week. My doctor put me on Prolia, and ...