Tag: Avandia
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Possible Avandia / Actos Drug-Related Eye Disease: Diabetic Macular Edema; Increased Risk For Type 2 Diabetes Patients
New Medical Journal Article Provides More Information About Emerging Drug Safety Issue Involving Avandia / Actos Side Effect Affecting Sight And Vision (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) According to a recent medical journal article,…
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Actos And Avandia Use Associated With Diabetic Macular Edema, Which Can Lead To Blindness
New UK Study Found Three To Six Times Increased Risk Of Developing This Retinal Eye Disease Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Avandia, Actos May Raise Risk of Macular Edema…
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Avandia Recall Decision In Europe To Be Announced On Or About September 23, 2010
Will This September 2010 EMA Committee Meeting Result In A Consensus, Unlike July 2010 FDA Avandia Panel Voting (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _______________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: FDA Keeps Diabetes Pill on Market; Europe Suspends Sales …
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10,000 Avandia Lawsuits Settled For $460 Million While FDA Considers Possible Avandia Recall
During July 13-14, 2010 FDA Advisory Committee Meeting, Glaxo Settles Most Of The 13,000 Avandia Court Cases (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Bloomberg reporters Jef Feeley and Trista Kelley broke the news of…
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A Brief History Of Prescription Drug Recalls In The U.S., 1997-2010
FDA Will Consider Next Possible Market Withdrawl During July 13-14 Hearing About Avandia (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Briefing Information from FDA and GSK released prior to July 13-14, 2010 Joint Advisory…
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When Considering A Possible Avandia Recall, Liver Injury Side Effects Should Be A Factor
Heart Risk Is Current Focus Due To GlaxoSmithKline Past Conduct; But Public Citizen Has Pointed The Liver Failure Case Reports Linked To Avandia, Also(Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As some of you may recall, in October…
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How Electronic Medical Records Review Might Help FDA Identify Unsafe Drugs Sooner
Study Says Using Such Data Would Have Resulted In Faster Safety Signal Detection For Increased Risk Of Heart Attacks With Avandia Use (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent medical journal article suggests…
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Diabetes Drug Avandia Associated With Liver Injury And Liver Failure, Again
July 2009 Medical Journal Article Follows 2008 Public Citizen's Petition For FDA To Ban Sales Of Avandia In U.S. (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In October 2008 Public Citizen petitioned the FDA to…