Ratings, Reviews Summary for FOSAMAX (MERCK)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of FOSAMAX: 1.4 (extremely dissatisfied)

(based on 1230 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for FOSAMAX
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 1 2
Age 18 to 24 5 2.4
Age 25 to 34 15 2.4
Age 35 to 44 35 1.68
Age 45 to 54 277 1.47
Age 55 to 64 533 1.45
Age 65 to 74 289 1.45
Age 75 and up 53 1.2

Ratings by Sex for FOSAMAX
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 84 1.67
Female 1127 1.44
Not Specified 19 1.26

Why FOSAMAX* (Alendronate sodium ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of FOSAMAX: not satisfied (average rating score: 1.51)

(based on 1063 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** FOSAMAX
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Osteoporosis*288
2Osteopenia*257
3Bone loss20
4Osteoarthritis*2
5Hyperparathyroidism2
6Osteonecrosis1
7Back pain1
8Bone density decreased*1
9Arthritis1
10Complex regional pain syndrome1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of FOSAMAX **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Pain*347
2Arthralgia*252
3Back pain129
4Pain in extremity*104
5Joint stiffness100
6Dyspepsia99
7Myalgia96
8Hip fracture94
9Fatigue89
10Headache85
11Somnolence72
12Bone pain70
13Muscle spasms68
14Abdominal distension60
15Nausea60
16Muscular weakness60
17Diarrhoea58
18Abdominal discomfort57
19Insomnia56
20Influenza like illness55

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Alendronate sodium (Alendronate, Binosto, Alendronato, Fosamax, Alendronate sodium)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com