Browsing: bisphosphonates

Corticosteroids, also known as glucocorticoids or steroids, aren’t the same as the anabolic steroids athletes misuse. Corticosteroids are used to treat…

Lara Pizzorno minces no words when explaining why she didn’t want to take a class of drugs called bisphosphonates when…

Less than 40% of senior adults report adverse events they experience with a medication to their doctor. A retrospective study…

The pharmaceutical company Merck is accused of withholding notification of a serious adverse side effect of Fosamax (and all bisphosphonates),…

If you suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA) and think drugs can bring you pain relief over the long term, a…

In 2016, at the age of 44, Susan Leonard was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. For the last two…

Many people continue to take prescription drugs months after clinical guidelines recommend, a practice that increases the risk of side…

A federal task force is reiterating a recommendationthat doctors screen all women over the age of 65 for osteoporosis as…

People who take an opioid medication for pain are at a higher risk for heart problems. Patients prescribed an opioid…

Since the mid-90s, when Fosamax (alendronate) was first approved, bisphosphonates have been commonly used to effectively treat osteoporosis in millions…