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   			ISSUE 1374
October 3, 2011
                			
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				In Brief: Duration of Use of Bisphosphonates
October 3, 2011 (Issue: 1374)
				The FDA and two of its advisory committees have been debating whether to recommend limiting the duration of use of bisphosphonates in order to prevent atypical femoral fractures and possibly other side effects of the drugs. The agency produced a...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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