FEMUR FRACTURE | Panel Recommends Thigh Fracture Warning for Bone Drugs | Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax
NATIONAL – The American Society of Bone and Mineral Research Femoral Fracture Task Force is recommending that US health regulators rewrite the warning labels for a popular class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates because of their possible association with atypical femur fractures. Bisphosphonates include drugs sold under the brand names Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax. The task…