Are you a victim of a Fosamax femur fracture? You may have a Texas Dangerous Drugs Claim

Is this your story?

Until recently, you were a mature, but active woman who lived a healthy lifestyle and followed her doctor’s instructions. You expected to be healthy into your old age. Sure, there were some unexpected complications. When your doctor told you that you were at high risk for osteoporosis, you took his advice and began taking Fosamax. Unfortunately, instead of preventing osteoporosis, the drug damaged your bones, and you suffered a sudden femur fracture.

Dallas dangerous drugs attorney Kay Van Wey has heard this story too many times. Fosamax, the very drug that is supposed to prevent broken bones, has been linked to sudden femur fractures in women.

The femur or thigh bone is the longest and strongest bone in the body. It usually takes a high energy impact, like a high speed car crash, to break the femur. However, sudden low impact breaks of the femur have been reported in women who take Fosamax for a period of three to five years or longer.

There are two types of femur fractures that are associated with Fosamax

Subtrochanteric fracture – This fracture involves the part of the femur that makes up the hip. Sometimes these fractures extend down the shaft of the leg.
Diaphyseal femur fractures - This is a fracture of the thigh area.

Fosamax fractures are not associated with the trauma of a car crash or a slip and fall. Instead these fractures happen during regular every day activity. The Fosamax injury victim may be doing something as simple as riding a bus or stirring a pot of soup when the bone suddenly breaks.

Unfortunately, these are not simple breaks. Fosamax femur fractures often require surgical treatment. And, there is a chance of future fractures. Victims of Fosamax femur fractures often suffer a decreased quality of life.

The FDA recently recognized the link between Fosamax and femur fractures and has acted to strengthen the language on the drugs warning labels, but this is not enough.

Drugs should not cause the very conditions they are supposed to prevent. You did what you could to prevent fractures. It is not fair that your life should be effected by a dangerous drug. If you are a victim of a Fosamax injury, you have rights to compensation. Contact Dallas dangerous drugs attorney Kay Van Wey to learn if you have a Texas Fosamax injury claim.

Get your free copy of Ms. Van Wey’s book, 7 Secrets the Pharmaceutical Industry Does NOT Want You to Know, by following the link at the top of this page. If you would like to discuss your injury with Ms. Van Wey, contact Van Wey Law at 800-489-5082.

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