Search for: "Zometa" Results 161 - 179 of 179
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
4 Mar 2009, 11:45 am
There have been reports by the Food and Drug Administration that Fosamax, and other bisphosphonates including Actonel, Aredia and Zometa, had been linked to severe side effects including Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (also known as Fossy Jaw, Dead Jaw and Phossy Jaw), low-energy femur fractures and severe and painful injuries affecting bones, joints and muscles. [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 7:58 pm
In three studies with a total of 16,322 participants taking a placebo or osteoporosis drugs that included alendronate, sold as Fosamax, and zoledronic acid, or Zometa, patients taking the medications were significantly more likely to have an incident of serious atrial fibrillation, or irregular heart beat, that included hospitalization or death. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 5:31 pm
As background, from a previous post, "Bisphosphonate Safety Update: FDA Is Investigating Link With Atrial Fibrillation In October 2007"": In October 2007 the FDA issued an Early Communication of an Ongoing Safety Review entitled "Bisphosphonates: Alendronate (Fosamax, Fosamax Plus D), Etidronate (Didronel), Ibandronate (Boniva), Pamidronate (Aredia), Risedronate (Actonel, Actonel W/Calcium), Tiludronate (Skelid), and Zoledronic acid (Reclast, Zometa)" which is… [read post]
6 Aug 2008, 3:04 pm
 In Re: Aredia and Zometa Products Liability Litigation, No. 06-md-01760 (M.D. [read post]
2 Aug 2008, 12:54 am
Here is IP Think Tank’s weekly selection of top intellectual property news breaking in the blogosphere and internet. [read post]
18 Jul 2008, 1:27 pm
Other drugs similar to Fosamax that have been given mass tort status include Novartis, Aredia, and Zometa. [read post]
16 Jul 2008, 12:00 pm
., Implantable Defibrillators Products Liability LitigationMDL-1736 IN RE Celexa and Lexapro Products Liability LitigationMDL-1742 IN RE Ortho Evra Products Liability LitigationMDL-1760 IN RE Aredia and Zometa Products Liability LitigationMDL-1763 IN RE Human Tissue Products Liability LitigationMDL-1769 IN RE Seroquel Products Liability LitigationMDL-1785 IN RE Bausch & Lomb Inc. [read post]
30 Jan 2008, 12:50 am
Jaw Bone Death Suits Designated As Mass Torts in New Jersey  "The New Jersey Supreme Court has flagged for mass-tort treatment the mounting litigation over the bone-growth drugs Zometa and Aredia, which federal regulators have linked to osteonecrosis of the jaw. [read post]
4 Oct 2007, 11:13 am
In October 2007 the FDA issued an Early Communication of an Ongoing Safety Review entitled "Bisphosphonates: Alendronate (Fosamax, Fosamax Plus D), Etidronate (Didronel), Ibandronate (Boniva), Pamidronate (Aredia), Risedronate (Actonel, Actonel W/Calcium), Tiludronate (Skelid), and Zoledronic acid (Reclast, Zometa)" which is largely based on the following:An article and an accompanying letter to the editor in the May 3, 2007, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine… [read post]
27 Sep 2007, 11:38 am
Ever since the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Warner Lambert v. [read post]
8 Jul 2007, 4:19 pm
"No Tickee, No Chemo… "Thousands of prostate cancer sufferers in Scotland are facing a "postcode lottery" over a new treatment for the disease.The drug Zometa, has not been approved for use in Scotland, despite being available in England and other EU countries. [read post]
3 Apr 2007, 5:29 pm
Occasionally I am asked to do weekly legal updates for the Tennessee Mornings Show on Fox 17 in Nashville. [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 6:33 am
We were reading recent cases (yeah, we do other things, too) and part of the discussion of removal in In re Aredia & Zometa Products Liability Litigation, 2007 WL 649266 (M.D. [read post]
18 Oct 2006, 6:16 pm
It was recently reporter that there is a link between women taking certain bone strengthening drugs known as bisphosphonates, including ( Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Skelid, Didronel, Zometa, Aredia, and Bonefos) and death of bone tissue. [read post]
12 Oct 2006, 1:08 pm by David Austin
Other drugs include Aredia(R), Bonefos(R), Didronel(R) or Zometa(R), administered intravenously. [read post]
15 Jun 2006, 5:00 am
I was recently asked about Actonel, a bisphosphonate used to treat sufferers of osteoporosis, and if it was known to cause osteonecrosis like Fosamax, Zometa, and Aredia. [read post]