Bisphosphonates Linked To Incapacitating Bone, Joint, and Muscle Pain - FDA Alerts

January 07th, 2008 | Category: Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding doctors of the link amoung taking bisphosphonates and a raised risk of experiencing often incapacitating bone, joint, and/or musculoskeletal pain. Prescribing info for all bisphosphonates already includes warnings of severe musculoskeletal pain,

the FDA informs. However, that knowledge may be overlooked by doctors, resulting in delayed diagnosis, impairment and/or pain prolongation, and the subsequent use of analgesics.

Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

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