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As the number of complaints grow, the number of lawsuits against Merck’s osteoporosis drug Fosamax®, continue to rise. Lawsuits are being investigated on behalf of by patients who believe they’ve been harmed by Fosamax®. Some of the lawsuits allege a link between the medication and the following injuries:

• Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)
• Low impact fractures of the upper part of the femur
• Possibility of osteonecrosis of the shoulder

Some Recent Lawsuits Against Merck

A 71-year-old Florida woman won a “bellwether” case (test case) at the end of June 2010 for $8 million when the jury thought that was the amount of legal compensation she deserved for developing ONJ after taking Fosamax® from 1997 to 2006. ONJ is death of jaw bone tissue.

In early June 2010, the defendant Merck reported that as of the end of March 2010, about 1,039 cases, which included 1,417 plaintiff groups, had been filed and were pending in either state or federal court.

In addition to problems with the jaw bone, fractures in the upper part of the thigh bone or femur have been appearing in women taking Fosamax® for osteoporosis. The women are experiencing “atypical” stress fractures. They are being called atypical because they are:

• In an unusual location for femoral fractures
• Happening so easily that the patients experience virtually no trauma preceding the fracture
• Showing an unusual conformation

The fractures have frequently been in both legs and they usually heal slowly.

A study published in a 2008 issue of the Journal of Orthopedic Trauma linked Fosamax® to a rare kind of femoral fracture. Thirty-six percent of patients in the study group experienced low-trauma fractures of the femur that happened when the patients fell from a standing position or lower.

A study at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City found that ten female patients who had been taking Fosamax® for seven years had unusual fractures of the femur accompanied by severe bone pain.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2008 published an alert for doctors about the possibility of severe bone pain in patients taking bisphosphonates, the class of drugs that includes Fosamax®.

A report was published in a 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research about a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who took Fosamax® for eight years and had unusual fractures of the femur. The researchers discovered that bone resorption and formation at the fracture site were out of balance.

Bone is continuously being turned over, with new bone being formed by cells called osteoblasts and old bone being resorbed by cells called osteoclasts. Fosamax® may affect this turnover process.

Who Is Eligible to File a Fosamax® Lawsuit?

Anyone who has suffered from upper thigh bone fractures or ONJ and as a history of taking Fosamax® may be eligible to file a Fosamax® lawsuit. If you have suffered ONJ or stress fractures of the upper part of the femur, and you have taken the medication, contact our Fosamax® attorneys for legal help. We will listen to the details of your case to determine if you have a legitimate case.

Call toll free (877) 612-9867 for more information.

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