News Articles on Fosamax ®, Zometa ® ,and Aredia ® Side Effects
Drug linked to death of jawbone, USA TODAY
Salvatore
Ruggiero was puzzled.Over a three-year period, the jaws of dozens of
patients who had undergone oral surgery at his hospital had failed to
heal properly.
Bisphosphonates Can Cause Problems in Jaw,
cancerpage.com (March 15, 2005) - Cancer patients given drugs called bisphosphonates to control hypercalcemia – too much calcium in the blood – or the growth of bone metastases can develop bone death in the jaw the FDA warns.
Jaw Ailment Shows Industry
Moves Slowly on Drug Warnings
THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL,
December 8, 2004; Page B1
After eight operations on patients whose jawbones turned out to be dead,
oral surgeon Salvatore Ruggiero began doing some research....
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Bisphosphonates Can Wreak Havoc in the Mouth and Jaws, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Warns ... onset of osteochemonecrosis, or "bis-phossy jaw," a painful, potentially disfiguring jaw condition, according ... increase the risk of bis-phossy jaw, it is the injectable medications
Osteoporosis drugs could have devastating effect on dental work
"I don't want to end up having to have part of my jaw removed," said Branon, a retired registered nurse. "In its extreme, what can happen is life-threatening."
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