Several Patients Claim Fosamax Caused Their Esophageal Cancer

by Ronald Redman
http://www.fosamaxfemurfracturelawsuit.com

There have been recent reports which claim that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had received reports of at least 23 patients in the United States where diagnosed with esophageal cancer while on Fosamax.The time frame of the reporting was between the initial marketing in October 1995 through mid-May 2008.There were no similar reports for other oral bisphosphonates in the FDA database for adverse-event reporting.Unfortunately by the time that the study was released, there had been eight deaths among the 23 reported cancer patients.As of date there has been no Fosamax litigation filed for these eight patients.

The FDA had reported that up to 23 patients in the United States had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, with Fosamax as the suspect drug (in 21 patients) or the concomitant drug (in two patients).

Of the 23 patients, 18 were women, and the average age was 74 years.Out of the 14 patients who provided dosage information, eight were reported to have taken Fosamax at a dose of 10 mg per day; five were reported to have taken 70 mg per week; and one was reported to have taken Fosamax "once per week."

The average time from Fosamax use to diagnosis was approximately two years.The study also indicates that not all risk factors were provided for all the patients, however, one patient took Fosamax despite having Barrett's Esophagus, a precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Other risk factors for these patients may have included smoking, drinking and heavy acid reflux.

While the FDA goes as far as saying that a larger population size is needed to link Fosamax use to esophageal cancer, the possibility of getting cancer from Fosamax use is frightening.The biggest problem that lies with esophageal cancer is that it rarely shows symptoms in the early stages.

When esophageal cancer begins to advance into its later stages the most common symptoms which show are difficulty swallowing, spitting up blood and sudden weight loss.There are other potential side effects of Fosamax use, these side effects have been known to include low-impact bone fractures.It is important that if someone begins to show any of these symptoms and is on Fosamax a doctor should be consulted as soon as possible.

Article submitted Wednesday, November 09, 2011 & read 23 times.

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