osteonecrosis

The Whitehouse, N.J., drug maker is facing more than 900 cases in state and federal courts, generally alleging that use of Fosamax can cause a jaw-destroying condition known as osteonecrosis and that Merck failed to properly warn of this risk.

Merck Wins Fosamax Case Chad Bray 2010

Mr. Strain said the worst outbreak of her jaw condition, known as osteonecrosis, was earlier this year -- three years after she stopped taking Fosamax.

Fosamax Case Goes to Jury 2009

The five-woman, three-man jury began deliberations last week, but first sent out notes on Tuesday indicating they were at an impasse and couldn't come to a consensus on whether Fosamax caused a severe jaw condition, known as osteonecrosis, suffered by Mrs. Boles.

Fosamax Case Produces Mistrial 2009

More than 400 people already have sued Merck alleging that Fosamax causes a bone-wasting condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw.

Suit Alleges More Health Problems 2008

A growing number of patients allege the bone-strengthening drug causes a bone-wasting condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ.

Trouble Brews Over Merck Product 2008

The drug seemed safe enough at first but in recent years it has been linked to a serious disease that causes death to the bone in the jaw called osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ).

Cases Against Merck For Fosamax Jaw Bone Damage Growing 2006

In a December 13, 2004, press release, doctors at Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center announced that they had discovered a link between a common chemotherapy drug and a serious bone disease called osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ).

Fosamax Does More Harm Than Good 2006

That's fairly rare, and considerably less than the risk of another potential side effect from these drugs, a condition called osteonecrosis of the jaw - the death of part of the jawbone, following a major dental procedure.

NPR Topics: News 2011

The plaintiff, Linda Secrest, may pursue her claim that Fosamax suffered from a design defect and caused her jawbone tissue to die, a condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ, U.S. District Judge John Keenan wrote.

Reuters: Press Release 2011

It is called osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ, a condition in which the gums become painful and infected, exposing underlying areas of dead bone in the jaw.

Kansas City Star: Front Page 2009