US judge rules Merck won't face "punitive damages" in first Fosamax case.

Ray Moynihan

doi:10.1136/bmj.b3225

US judge rules Merck won't face "punitive damages" in first Fosamax case.

Ray Moynihan^*

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Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare

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A district court judge in the United States has ruled that the drug maker Merck will not face the risk of “punitive damages” in the first case to be tried involving its widely prescribed osteoporosis drug, Fosamax (alendronate or alendronic acid).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	b3225-b3225
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Volume	339
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b3225
Publication status	Published - 2009

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US judge rules Merck won't face "punitive damages" in first Fosamax case.

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