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If You Take Avandia Pay Close Attention
No comments · Posted by bjmdjd in FDA Alerts and News
The possible heart dangers of the diabetes drug Avandia are in the news again. An FDA advisory panel is in the midst of a two day hearing on the drug and it’s possible cardiac dangers.
More evidence has surfaced that suggests that the drug manufacturer (GlaxoSmithKline) knew about the possible heart risks as early as 2001 but withheld the information. The company claims that the information concerning them withholding cardiac risks was “cherry picked” from nearly 14 million pages of documents and is untrue.
If you take Avandia you need to pay close attention to these hearings. A decision will eventually be made that could range from stronger warnings on the drug label to possible removal from the market. bjmdjd
Material modifications since posting: July 16, 2010
On Saturday the New York Times published an article concerning the possible cardiovascular risk to patients taking Avandia for diabetes. This has been in the news for sometime now but until recently had died down. The concern is whether taking the drug raises the user’s risk of having a heart attack or developing heart failure.
Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report saying that they were reviewing clinical study results and observational studies to determine if Avandia posed a big enough risk to be removed from the market. They stated that no conclusions or recommendations had been reached at this time but they planned to release their findings at a public meeting in July.
Meanwhile, the FDA suggests that all patients continue to take their Avandia unless they are told to stop by their doctor.
A bipartisan Senate investigation of the situation reported that GlaxoSmithKline, makers of Avandia, are responsible for the drug’s current problems because they failed to alert patients for years concerning the drug’s dangers. So the Avandia debacle continues as does the many woes of the Food and Drug Administration. I don’t mind admitting that BEFORE all of this hit the news many months ago, I was taking Avandia. bjmdjd
Material modifications since posting: 7/14/2010 and 7/16/2010
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