Bone-loss drugs, also known as bisphosphonates, have been commonly prescribed by many medical professionals to post-menopausal women who stand at a higher risk of osteoporosis, medical experts say. Individuals who have been afflicted with osteopenia (a certain degree of bone loss that is not as severe as osteoporosis), have also not been exempted. In a bid to prevent the risk of fractures – the most disabling consequence of the bone disease – many patients, including those at the edge of an increased risk, often receive prescription of these bone-strengthening osteoporosis drugs to improve their bone density. Despite the irrefutable efficacy of bisphosphonates, the number of lawsuits involving the side effects of Fosamax against drug maker Merck and Co., has reportedly showed no signs of declining.
In the name of prevention, numerous Americans have come to believe that early prevention against a risk factor may be, one way or another, a form of treatment to an ailment, according to online media reports. Several individuals in the United States may lean toward the relief offered by medications by prescriptions, such as anti-cholesterol drugs against the risk of high blood pressure, and osteoporosis drugs versus the risk of imminent fractures. Although there are quite a few who may find themselves contemplating between the potential side effects of a treatment and the risk of developing a “future” medical condition. Several cautious individuals may also raise concerns over taking osteoporosis drugs for a bone disease that has not yet occurred, and weigh the risks of side effects that may come with a certain medication.
Many people with weaker bones may be sometimes faced with choosing between the lesser of two evils: the risks of osteoporosis such as disabling fractures, and the unanticipated effects from bisphosphonates, according to online publications. However, as oral bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax are taken for a longer duration, spontaneous fractures have also been reported to occur in one of the strongest bones in the body known as the femur – a different type of fracture, but a fracture nonetheless, that many Fosamax users have been trying to prevent, raising health concerns and questions from prescribing clinicians and consumers.
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medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245762.php
rheumatology.org/practice/clinical/patients/diseases_and_conditions/osteoporosis.asp
webmd.com/osteoporosis/bisphosphonates-for-osteoporosis
medicalconsumers.org/2009/05/19/the-marketing-of-osteoporosis/
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