Are Your Osteoporosis Medications Safe?
Reuters News Service recently published an article reporting that U.S. regulators are reviewing a possible connection between osteoporosis drugs and “dangerously fast heartbeat.” The study will be done by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The drugs in question are Fosamax and Reclast. The study follows up on two reports in the New England Journal of Medicine documenting cases of atrial fibrillation (abnormal heartbeat) in patients taking these drugs.
The danger of atrial fibrillation is possible risk of blood clots, which can cause stroke.
We are posting this information to encourage you to pay attention to how you feel, especially if you feel as if your hear is racing for no apparent reason, and to encourage you to discuss the possible side-effects with your doctor if you are taking one of these drugs.
The full article is available here.
Other similar osteoporosis drugs on the market are: Boniva, Actonel, Zometa, Aredia, Didronel, and Skelid.