Re: They knew it 4 years ago

Interestingly, a study in Britian in 2006 also showed that those drugs increase fracture risk.

Why did they let it go on for four years before issuing this new warning in the USA?

LINK> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16358462/



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Fri., Dec . 29, 2006

CHICAGO - Taking such popular heartburn drugs as Nexium, Prevacid or Prilosec for a year or more can raise the risk of a broken hip markedly in people over 50, a large study in Britain found.


The researchers speculated that when the drugs reduce acid in the stomach, they also make it more difficult for the body to absorb bone-building calcium. That can lead to weaker bones and fractures.

The biggest risk was seen in people who took high doses of the drugs for more than a year. That group had a 2½ times greater risk of hip fractures than nonusers.

Nexium is the second-biggest-selling drug in the world, behind the cholesterol medicine Lipitor, with global sales totaling $4.6 billion last year, according to IMS Health, which tracks drug sales.


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Hey!! 4 or 5 $Billion per year times four years = $16B.
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