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The drugs known as bisphosphonates include Merck & Co Inc's Fosamax, Roche Holding AG's Boniva, Novartis AG's Reclast and Warner Chilcott Plc's Actonel. [...]

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Bisphosphonates work by inhibiting bone loss and have been shown to prevent fractures due to osteoporosis. Whether bisphosphonates are the cause of these [...]

22 Mar 2010 Bisphosphonates, Alendronate, Risedronate, Actonel, Pamidronate, Aredia, Ibandronate, Boniva, Fosamax, Etidronate, Didronel, Tiludronate, [...]

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The lack of fasting requirements with Atelvia vs Actonel and other bisphosphonates is a formidable advantage which should drive increased adoption. [...]

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Article > EU regulators start safety review of bisphosphonates · Article > EU regulators start safety review of bisphosphonates: "- Sent using Google Toolbar". Posted by insider at 12:32 PM [...]

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Concerns over the safety of bisphosphonates were heightened by a recent study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, which showed that [...]

BREAKING NEWS: FDA Says Slight Fracture Risk with Bisphosphonates. October 13th, 2010 | Author: admin. WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA says a safety review confirmed about a 1% fracture risk with bisphosphonate drugs for [...]

FDA: Possible increased risk of thigh bone fracture with bisphosphonates Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned patients and health care providers about the possible risk of atypical thigh bone (femoral) fracture in patients treated with bisphosphonates, a [...]

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Once again bisphosphonates, the most widely prescribed osteoporosis drugs, are linked to a dangerous condition. This time, it's cancer of the esophagus, one. [...]

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Osteoporosis drugs used by millions of women to prevent bones from breaking may increase the chances for an unusual type of thigh fracture, U.S. health officials warned on Wednesday. [...]

A review of the safety of bisphosphonate drugs used to treat osteoporosis and other bone disorders has got underway in Europe, in light of reports lin. [...]

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Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration today warned patients and health care providers about the possible risk of atypical thigh bone (femoral) fracture in patients who take bisphosphonates, a class of drugs used to prevent [...]

The definitive answer as to the role of adjuvant bisphosphonates in early cancer is being examined in over 20000 patients with breast, prostate or lung cancer. Details available at: Bisphosphonates and RANK ligand inhibitors for the [...]

At relatively low doses, bisphosphonates have been widely used for Bisphosphonates are also used to reduce pain by slowing the bone destruction caused by [...]

The CHMP will now review all available data thoroughly, including published data, non-clinical and clinical data and post-marketing reports, to clarify whether atypical stress fractures are a class effect of bisphosphonates, and will [...]

Drug details for Bisphosphonates for osteoporosis. Generic Name Brand Name; alendronate: Fosamax: etidronate (not approved by FDA for osteoporosis) [...]

Cancer research journal: Read No increased esophageal cancer risk with bisphosphonates at the ecancermedicalscience website. At ecancermedicalscience news you can keep up to date with the all latest developments from the clinical [...]

Bisphosphonates (marketed as Actonel, Actonel+Ca, Aredia, Boniva, Didronel, Fosamax, Fosamax+D, Reclast, Skelid, and Zometa) Information This information reflects FDA's current [...]

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/>Based on their findings, the authors estimate that with five years’ use of oral bisphosphonates this would increase to two cases per 1000 people taking bisphosphonates over five years. [...]

FDA: Possible Increased Risk of Thigh Bone Fracture With Bisphosphonates - Bio -SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration today warned patients and health care providers about the [...]

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The Food and Drug Administration is warning there is a possible risk of a rare type of thigh bone (femoral) fracture in people who take drugs known as bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. [...]

Well, the thing I fought like crazy to avoid has happened. I now have lymphedema in my right arm. In the end, it’s my own stupid fault––that is, if you overlook the little detail that if modern cancer treatment wasn’t what it is, I wouldn’t have been at risk for lymphedema in the first place. Howeve [...]

Oral bisphosphonate does not appear to increase risk for esophageal cancer, according to analyses of Danish and US data reported by separate researchers in the April 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. [...]

Bisphosphonates (Osteoporosis Drugs): Label Change - Atypical Fractures Update. FDA MedWatch · FDA News. Risk of atypical fractures of the thigh, known as subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures, in patients who take [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients treated with osteoporosis-fighting drugs are Doses of bisphosphonates given to treat cancer patients with bone metastasis are [...]