Common Oral Osteoporosis Drugs Linked To Serious Jaw Necrosis

Thursday, January 1, 2009 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

Clinical data links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term use of common oral osteoporosis drugs may leave the jaw vulnerable to devastating necrosis. Fosomax is the most widely prescribed oral bisphosphonate.

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