http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/03/14/more-research-scandals-in-the-news.aspxA string of scandals have been revealed in the drug industry recently, ranging from covered-up drug risks to falsified data. In yet another incident, research results were submitted under the name of a doctor who had neither written it, reviewed it, norenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/03/14/more-research-scandals-in-the-news.aspx#201336Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:20:06 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:201336vegigal1<p>I was prescribed the drug actonel for osteopenia and I did take one dose of 125 mg. &nbsp;I took it Thursday morning and on Friday I became very ill with flu-like symtems and sever pain in my hip and back. &nbsp;I ran a temperature and after the pain subsided I could not stand or walk without getting dizzy, light headed and at one point I passed out. &nbsp;I would be interesting hearing any other comments regarding actonel and more importantly...I would like a natural alternative since I will not be taking another dose of this drug.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=201336" width="1" height="1">