| 31. | Analysts expect yearly sales of Fosamax to reach more than $ 1 billion at its peak.
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| 32. | The FDA committee agreed Thursday that Fosamax was safe and effective and should be approved now.
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| 33. | An FDA advisory committee issued a favorable recommendation for the company's Fosamax treatment for osteoporosis.
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| 34. | An earlier study showed Fosamax reduced the number of patients with new vertebral fractures by 48 percent.
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| 35. | Merck's newer products include the osteoporosis drug Fosamax and the high blood pressure treatment Cozaar.
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| 36. | Analysts have said yearly sales of Fosamax could reach more than $ 1 billion at its peak.
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| 37. | The Merck drug Fosamax works without raising the risk of some cancers, as estrogen therapies do.
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| 38. | The patients also received either Fosamax, at one of the two doses, or a placebo.
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| 39. | Fosamax works by inhibiting the bone-destroyers so they can't eat newly formed bone.
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| 40. | One hundred forty-six received a daily dose of Fosamax; 95 got a dummy pill.
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