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The Avandia Scare: Why it Matters, Who's Responsible, and What to Do by Dr. Matthew M. Medical Doctor 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 Read on »
FDA Is Sued By Non Profit Doctors Group - Failure to Notify Diabetic Patients Of Alternatives for Avandia – Bar Coding and by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Thu 22 Jul 2010 9:46pm The Medical Quack is somehow turning into a blog about bar coding, why, because the news is full of articles about recalls, fake drugs, stolen drugs, defective devices... against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month, after they failed to notify patients of dietary alternatives to dangerous diabetes drugs such as Avandia, a highly Read on »
AVANDIA -- R.I.P. by John Shelmet Medical Doctor Posted Wed 27 Oct 2010 2:42am It's all explained here . Read on »
Diabetes and Avandia by Andrea Patient Expert 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. Read on »
And Avandia Stays…For Now by Ulysee W. Patient Expert 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. Read on »
FDA reviewer : Pull Avandia from shelves -- chicagotribune.com by Ruth S. Patient Expert Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 9:03am Avandia, a Diabetic Medicine. Why would anyone take this? Re: From Avandia Home Page Important Safety Information ==>> I recommend: Trilogy - Fish Oil | Weight Control |Supplements Avandia, along with diet and exercise, helps improve blood sugar control. It may be taken alone or with other diabetes medicines. For some people Read on »
Opinion: Avandia Case Makes it Clear – Public Trust is Legitimately Eroded by Elizabeth S. Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 7:51am Read my latest post published here Read on »
Problems Continue for the Diabetic Drug Avandia by Denise Reynolds RD LDN Patient Expert Posted Sat 20 Feb 2010 7:25am The New York Times has uncovered a confidential government report that recommends that the anti-diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) be removed from the market because of link to heart attacks and heart failure. Read on »
“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 [...] Read on »
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 Read on »