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Bone Drugs Not So Great
Alternative Health, Anyone?
"FDA ALERT (1/7/2008) - FDA [Federal Drug Authority] is highlighting the possibility of severe and sometimes incapacitating bone, joint, and/or muscle...pain in patients taking bisphosphonates [Actonal, Actonel+Ca, Aredia, Boniva, Didronel, Fosamax, Fosamax+D, Reclast, Skelid, and Zometa); all trade marks.]
"Although severe musculoskeletal pain is included in the prescribing information for all bisphosphonates, the association between bisphosphonates and severe musculoskeletal pain may be overlooked by healthcare professionals delaying diagnosis, pro-longing pain and/or impairment..."
Editor's note: Heaven forbid they should be prescribing aspirin, vitamin D and calcium and other far less dangerous alternative medicine. Click on home page, SEARCH BY SUBJECT and select the letter B for Bone for more information on alternative medicine for bones.
Emphasis added.

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