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Other commonly confused drugs, according to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, include Flomax (used to treat an enlarged prostate) and Fosamax (osteoporosis), Adderall (attention-deficit disorder) and Inderal (high blood pressure or heart problems), Lamisil (fungal infections) and Lamictal (epilepsy), Prilosec (acid reflux) and Prozac (depression...
BONING UP Don't think you're immune to osteoporosis just because you're a guy. Two million American men have the bone-thinning ailment, and 3 million more may be at risk. Now here's some help: the first major study on men with osteoporosis shows that Fosamax--a nonhormonal drug that helps treat the disease in postmenopausal women--also works in men. The bone density of men who took it increased 7% regardless of their...
BONE UP The drug Fosamax, already shown to restore bone loss in elderly women, can also prevent loss in those just beginning menopause. Researchers say it's nearly as effective as estrogen-replacement therapy...
...strong research efforts over the past decade are beginning to pay off. Crixivan, a Merck product, was one-third of the promising "drug cocktail" released last year to treat AIDS. Merck also released Fosamax, a treatment for osteoporosis, which affects one-third of all women over 60. This year, Merck has already introduced nine drug products, Gilmartin said...
...Fosamax, a drug already shown to be effective in treating OSTEOPOROSIS in postmenopausal women, may prevent the condition from occurring in the first place. Touted as a safe, nonhormonal alternative to estrogen, the drug prevented bone loss in the hip and spine of 95% of women studied. To keep working, Fosamax requires daily dosing--for years...