Comments on: Fosamax class action lawsuit filed in Canada

By: Hilde

Hilde — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:46:39 +0000

I started takingFosamax in October of ’04 and on Jan. 12, 2011 my
Right Femur fractured. X-rays at the hospital showed that my Left
Femur was also badly cracked.
I had surgery for the Right on Jan. 15th and for the Left on March 26.
The Left is okay, but the Right has never healed and todate (Nov. 14)
the surgeon is still trying to fix it. I’ve had two day surgeries to remove some screws – to lessen the tension – and I should know before Christmas if it is starting to heal. Failing this, the only thing they can do is – remove the titanium nail and try to graft cadavar bone between thebreak. Really looking forward to that !! What a nightmare.

By: Niki

Niki — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:14:55 +0000

I am in the same boat as Mary, and I have the same question as Carole. If anybody is doing a class action or if anybody knows a lawyer who is dealing with these cases, please count me in. I also live in Canada.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:11:44 +0000

Carole:
I have a fractured femur as a result of taking Fosamax for over 5 years. My rheumatologist did not give me any warnings until the fracture occurred then said “oh yes, one of the emerging side eefects is femoral fractures! I have had to stop work and am using a walker all the time.
I would like to find someone in ON that is pursuing this. Did you receive an answer?

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:57:46 +0000

I have been taking Actenol for 4yrs and recently had a fall that fracured my pelvis and subsequently developed thrombosis. I did not slip or trip on anything, my legs just gave way when I fell which makes me think that perhaps my weak pevis just snapped causing me to fall. Does anyone know who I should get n touch with for class action or legal recourse of some kind. I live in Canada.

By: dale

dale — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:47:51 +0000

My Mom has had a severe reaction to Actenol. Is this in a completely different category from Fosamax? And does anyone know who i should get in touch with for class action or legal recourse of some kind ? We are in Hawaii, USA.

Thank you.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:23:17 +0000

My panoramic jaw xray was fine before fosamax, as were my teeth.
The jaw panoramic xray AFTER the Fosamax, was so bad that the dentist felt that I had serious deterioration of my jaw and teeth. I now have five crowns, and recently had to have oral surgery to remove a floating bone in my jaw. My dentist advised me about the Fosamax side effect.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:19:52 +0000

kathleen,
without reviewing my notes, and timeline of problems/teeth issues, i think i took it about 2 years. keep in mind it has a long half life, and stays in your body at least 10 years after stopping the med. doc tried to get me to take boniva, took one pill, and stopped!!!!!

dentists are downplaying the significance of possible problems with patients taking these meds. even the first periodontist i saw, who did the extraction, kepts telling me after over a year, he didn’t understand why i wasn’t healing properly, and kept x-raying my mouth. i told him each time i saw him i had takng actenol, but he wanted to believe problems could occur with folks who got the drug IV, while taking chemo……finally got a second opinion. pathology report confirmed diagnoses of osteonecrosis…..

cynthia

By: Kathleen W

Kathleen W — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:07:53 +0000

Cynthia,
How long did you take the bisphosphonate?

By: cynthia

cynthia — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:00:26 +0000

All the bisphosphonate meds- including actenol, boniva, etc., need to be used with caution, due to the possibility of osteonecrosis of the jaw. Why is it that just the fosamax lawsuits are getting all the attention???? And why aren’t dentists routinely asking patients if they are on these meds? Aren’t they liable in some way if it is on patients chart they are taking these meds, and still ignore the possibility of osteonecrosis and perform a dental procedure??? Mad? You bet I am. Dentists and periodontists are not reading their medical journals. It took over a year after tooth extraction with no healing for the periodontist to start wondering why, this, even after I told him I thought it was due to having taking actenol…A second opinion and pathology report confirmed my suspicions. I’d rather risk a broken bone than having been diagnosed with osteonecrosis. And the FDA needs to be held accountable as well as the drug companies and healthcare providers. Be scared, very scared of these meds.