Seven Texas Residents Sue Merck Over Fosamax
Filed under: Fosamax
Seven southeast Texas residents who developed osteonecrosis of the jaw after taking osteoporosis drug Fosamax are suing Merck.
In their suit, the plaintiffs allege Fosamax is "defective, dangerous to human health, unfit and unsuitable to be marketed and sold in commerce and lacked the proper warnings as to the dangers associated with its ingestion."
The suit also alleges Merck pharmaceutical reps bribed physicians to prescribe Fosamax, and that the company knew of the medication's dangerous side effect but "maliciously" marketed the drug anyway.
View our page on Fosamax side effects to read what others have experienced with this drug or to share your own experience.
Seven locals sue Merck for "jaw death"
Posted by anonymous on August 27, 2007 7:37 PM
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I am a 59 year old female diagnosed with osteoporosis. However I have been pretty active most of my life. My doctor prescribed Fosamax and I took it for 4-5 months. After taking it, I began experiencing pain in my bones, particularly in my legs, I have quit taking it for 2 months now. I am still experiencing terrible pains in my thighs and knees that are so bad it wakes me up at night, and the pain interferes with movement during the day. None of this was occurring before taking the drug. How this "poison" got on the market is a mystery to me. I am concerned about long term effects.