1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cVvbot0qaL"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-on-failure-to-warn-u-s-doctors-and-patients-of-zoledronic-acid-reclast-dangers/">Letter on Failure to Warn U.S. Doctors and Patients of Zoledronic Acid (Reclast) Dangers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/letter-on-failure-to-warn-u-s-doctors-and-patients-of-zoledronic-acid-reclast-dangers/embed/#?secret=cVvbot0qaL" width="600" height="338" title="“Letter on Failure to Warn U.S. Doctors and Patients of Zoledronic Acid (Reclast) Dangers” — Public Citizen" data-secret="cVvbot0qaL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In order to adequately protect the public health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must immediately require that Novartis issue a “Dear Doctor Letter” to all physicians in the U.S. that communicates the same information provided to Canadian health care professionals on October 12, 2010. In addition, the FDA should issue an alert to patients in this country similar to the October 14, 2010 alert in Canada.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628