Things We Need to Know About Osteoporosis
Over time, our bodies go through different changes. Sooner or later, the aging process will affect every part of this body. Many consequences can happen with the advance of years, affecting its function. The body will soon become slow and weak. This often results to a weak immune system making us more susceptible to disease. Bone breakage is just one of these diseases. An example of bone breakage is osteoporosis. This condition can be prevented with different kinds of medicine. With this, more care should be practiced as negative issues about these medicines are happening. Still, this doesn’t stop the condition to have some good news. A discovery that a 3-D printer can possibly be an osteoporosis treatment happened as the medical industry continues to find out that ins and outs of this medical condition.
The bone deteriorates whenever one is afflicted with this kind of condition. Often, it is characterized by a degenerating complex, making the bones fragile, porous, and breakable. As women grow older, they will experience a decrease in their bone mineral density due to the low levels of their estrogen. In case you’re wondering, men are not safe as they also go through an aging process.
The commonly used drug in osteoporosis treatment is Fosamax which is an alendronate sodium and belongs to the biphosphonates group. Basically, it is good for the bones because of its antiresorptive properties. There are reports claiming that Fosamax can produce good results when one uses it for four years. Atypical low-impact femur fractures have been reportedly experienced by people who have been using the drug for more than four years.
This sudden femur fracture is not the only side effect claimed by long-time Fosamax users. Other harmful effects of Fosamax involve osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a condition wherein the jaw bone experiences a low supply of nutrient-rich blood, resulting to death of the bone matrix. Furthermore, other side-effects can still happen like diarrhea, constipation, flatulence, vomiting, skin rashes, eye inflammation problems, skeletomuscular pain, joint pain and rare occurrence of neuropsychological deviations.
Fosamax has many adverse side effects is basically a fact. One should talk to a medical professional when part of his/her medications is a Fosamax prescription. It is important to be informed because many people are now filing a Fosamax femur fracture lawsuit. This situation is getting more problematic based on the increasing number of lawsuits and complaints.
References:
http://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/osteoporosis/osteoporosis-drugs-medications
http://www.rxlist.com/fosamax-drug.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111129185923.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29
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