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