Nexium, Prevacid Makers Hid Bone Loss Risks, Calif. Suit Says

SAN FRANCISCO - Thirteen individuals have sued the makers of Nexium and Prevacid in California state court, alleging the drug makers failed to adequately warn doctors and consumers that the acid reflux drugs cause bone loss and osteoporosis. Beatty, et al. v. AstraZeneca, et al., No. 12-521016 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Cty.).

The May 23 complaint, filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court, says AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. also failed to conduct adequate and sufficient post-marketing surveillance of Nexium and Prevacid after they began marketing the drugs.

Nexium, manufactured by AstraZeneca, and Prevacid, …