Avandia Side Effects Prompt FDA to Consider Ending Research Trial

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it could possibly end a diabetes drug trial based on the potential dangerous side effects of the popular diabetes medication Avandia. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg wrote in a letter to the U.S.... Read more

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Avandia Side Effects Raises Criticism From American Medical Association

Recent lawsuits and complaints from patients using the diabetes drug Avandia have called into question not only the drug itself but the testing it went through to gain approval. Avandia went on the market in 1998 after gaining FDA approval.... Read more

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Avandia Side Effects Draw Concern From Senate

Last month, a U.S. Senate report forced Avandia back into the spotlight with allegations that GlaxoSmithKline was deliberately covering up the adverse side effects of the drug. The report accused the company of deceiving the FDA and pressuring professionals into... Read more

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Avandia settlements predicted to exceed $6 billion

The UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) reported publicly last week that pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC could end up liable for more than $6 billion in settlements and compensation for serious health complications caused by the company’s popular diabetes treatment medication... Read more

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Avandia study calls for discontinuation of popular diabetes drug

According to new studies by U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials, the prescription diabetes medication Avandia poses a serious threat to users as it has been linked to heart attacks. Because of this new information – as well as a... Read more

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