Posted by garyTX on 7/23/2008, 10:34 pm, in reply to "Fosamax Side Effects ???"
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL96693020080709
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Getting ready to pop my first Fosamax and 'bingo' somebody says this drug is linked to fractures of the femur when taken for a long period...Sure does keep me guessing...gary
""NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prolonged use of Fosamax, also referred to by the generic name bisphosphonate alendronate, may increase the risk of fractures of the femur, the large thigh bone that connects the leg to the hip, according to physicians at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University.""
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