News tagged with 'Avandia'

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Halt the drug trial of Avandia says Public Citizen because it puts the public at risk for heart attacks. GlaxoSmithKline is recruiting 16,000 patients from 14 countries to compare diabetes drug, Avandia with rival Actos.

A storm is brewing over the diabetes medication, Avandia, and how much GlaxoSmithKline knew about its link to heart attacks. Some FDA reviewers say it should be pulled from the market.

A newly released study suggests insulin has the ability to protect the brain from harmful proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

A British analysis finds Avandia and Actos, widely prescribed for type 32 diabetes, doubles the risk of fractures in women (not men). The drugs have already been in the news because of concerns about the risk for heart failure. Women should consider other options, says researchers. 

Public Citizen is petitioning the FDA for an immediate ban of Avandia because it can cause death from liver failure and many other life-threatening risks that far outweigh its benefits.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins suggest metformin, also known as Glucophage, appears to be associated with a decrease in heart disease and other heart-related deaths despite controversy surround the diabetes drug Avandia.

Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 14-2, that all new diabetes drugs should undergo longer cardiovascular trials to assure they don't increase the risk of heart related problems.

Actor Dennis Quaid told lawmakers today that he used to think "frivolous lawsuits" were a problem, that is until his family became a victim of medical errors. Don't take away the right to find a remedy through the courts, he told lawmakers considering "Federal Preemption" that protects manufacturers of products if they're approved by the FDA. 

Cat allergies are one that Singulair is taken to counteract. the drug by maker Merck is used by millions of Americans who suffer from allergies and asthma but the FDA says there may be a link to suicidal behavior and thoughts. It will investigate. 

A government-funded four-year study to determine if controlling diabetes helps control heart disease, finds drugs didn't put patients at risk. Lowering blood sugar too dramatically did. The study has stopped 18 months short of its conclusion after more than 200 died. 

Avandia, a drug to treat Type 2 diabetes, will have to carry a black box warning telling consumers about an increased risk of heart attack. Dissent within the FDA exists, but the agency will let the drug stay on the market.

The FDA Chooses Avandia Over Patients Updated August 2007: The FDA has known of the risk of heart failure associated with Avandia , a type 2 diabetes medicine, for years. Even before the drug was approved, researchers mentioned that there was a risk of cardiovascular illness. But the

Avandia to Stay, says FDA Panel Updated August 2007: A federal drug advisory committee voted 22 to 1 on July 30 that GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia should remain on the market; although the committee also voted 20 to 3 that the diabetes drug raises the risk of heart attack. Committee members de

July 30 th FDA Meeting to Discuss Avandia Updated July 2007: On July 30, 2007, the FDA will meet with GlaxoSmithKline to discuss the diabetes drug Avandia . The fact-gathering meeting is intended to thrash out the issue of increased heart attack risk for users from the drug. The FDA