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March 12, 2013

Merck Hid Fosamax’s Bone-Weakening Risks, Lawyer Contends

Quoted from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-12/merck-hid-fosamax-s-bone-weakening-risks-lawyer-contends.html

Merck Hid Fosamax’s Bone-Weakening Risks, Lawyer Contends

By Jef Feeley - Mar 12, 2013 1:24 PM ET

Merck & Co. (MRK) officials hid the risks that its Fosamax osteoporosis drug could weaken bones and lead to femur fractures, a lawyer told a New Jersey jury in the first case raising such claims to come to trial.

Merck researchers ignored signs that extended use of drugs known as bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax, caused femurs to deteriorate in patients such as Christina Su, said Karen Menzies, one of Su’s lawyers, today in opening statements of the trial of the woman’s claims over the drug. Merck officials have said in securities filings that they face more than 3,300 lawsuits alleging Fosamax caused such fractures.

To ramp up Fosamax sales, Merck officials “disregarded safety risks” and pushed the drug for women who weren’t suffering from osteoporosis, Menzies said.

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Tags: Christina Su, court cases, drug injury, femur fractures, Fosamax, Judge Carol Higbee, Karen Menzies, law, lawsuits, Merck, New Jersey

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