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Avandia Recall - Articles
The Avandia Scare: Why it Matters, Who's Responsible, and What to Do
by
Dr. Matthew M.
Posted
Tue 16 Jun 2009 8:15am
We now know that Avandia is not associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
I have blogged quite a lot regarding Avandia. You might ask why would I so strongly support... fractures?
Here's why:
Why it matters?
1. Patients, doctors and the public were unnecessarily scared. You only need to recall the story of the boy who cried wolf to know why
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Diabetes and Avandia
by
Andrea
Posted
Thu 22 Jul 2010 12:00am
Avandia has been a big issue in the news recently---and probably all of us know at least one person (likely more) that is a Type II diabetic. Dr. Carr wrote several very informative posts about diabetes and Avandia on his Facebook page ----check it out.
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And Avandia Stays…For Now
by
Ulysee W.
Posted
Tue 28 Oct 2008 9:56pm
Yesterday, an FDA advisory panel recommended 20-1 that GSK’s Avandia remain on the market. The same panel also acknowledged that Avandia does have serious cardiovascular complications. So new warnings, but not a complete withdrawal.
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FDA reviewer : Pull Avandia from shelves -- chicagotribune.com
by
Ruth S.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 9:03am
Avandia, a Diabetic Medicine. Why would anyone take this?
Re: From Avandia Home Page
Important Safety Information
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Avandia, along with diet and exercise, helps improve blood sugar control. It may be taken alone or with other diabetes medicines.
For some people
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“Do More, Feel Better, Live Longer” – but don’t take Avandia
by
Elizabeth S.
Posted
Tue 13 Jul 2010 12:52am
Today (13 July 2010), Gardiner Harris of the New York Times published the first investigative piece I have seen on Avandia, Diabetes Drug Maker Hid Test data on Risks, Files Indicate. Avandia (indicated for patients with type 2 diabetes) was once of the biggest-selling drugs in the world with sales at $3.2 billion in 2006 until [...]
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F.D.A. Disputes Finding That Avandia Is Safe
by
Lisa LaMendola
Posted
Fri 09 Jul 2010 12:00am
that Avandia , its blockbuster diabetes drug, is safe, a medical reviewer for the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
Correctly interpreted, the study actually supports critics’ contentions that Avandia may cause heart attacks, said the reviewer, Dr. Thomas Marciniak, in a posting on the F.D.A.’s Web site.
The company
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