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Drug Injury: Osteonecrosis of the Jaw due to Fosamax^®

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What should I know about osteonecrosis of the jaw?

Also known as "dead jaw," osteonecrosis is the destruction of bone tissue. Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a painful, deteriorative condition that involves soft-tissue swelling in the mouth, infection, loosening of the teeth, drainage, and exposed bone. It is often the result of blood not properly reaching the bone.

Have there been Fosamax® lawsuits?

The manufacturer faces about 1,400 lawsuits across the country, alleging that Fosamax harmed users.

A woman in Florida, who had been taking Fosamax for 10 years, was recently awarded $8 million by a jury after Fosamax destroyed her jaw and caused her significant pain. The jury concluded that Fosamax was “unreasonably dangerous due to defective design, and that its defective design was a legal cause of Mrs. Boles' injury."

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Actonel® is a registered trademark of Warner Chilcott Company, LLC. Boniva® is a registered trademark of Genentech, USA, Inc. Fosamax® is a registered trademark of Merck & Co., Inc. Aredia® and Zometa® are registered trademarks of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and are used here only to identify the products in question.

This law firm is not associated with, sponsored by, or affiliated with Food and Drug Administration; Genentech, USA, Inc.; the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; or Warner Chilcott Company, LLC.