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Diabetes Drug Avandia Can Increase Risk of Heart Attacks

By Robert Kraft

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The drug Avandia, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, is used to treat Type 2 diabetes by helping patients control their blood sugar levels. The drug has enjoyed phenomenal sales, with 60 million prescriptions written since 1999. However, if you have taken Avandia to control your diabetes, you should be aware this best-selling drug has been linked to serious, life-threatening side effects.In May 2007, a New England Journal of Medicine study found that Avandia increased the risk of heart attacks by 43 percent. Two months later, an FDA panel acknowledged the elevated risk of heart attacks from the drug but decided to keep...

Full post as published by P.I.S.S.D. -- Personal Injury, Social Security Disability on March 03, 2009 (boomark / email).

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