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Avandia Dangers: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina

By Mark Zamora

One of the most common medical problems that exists in the United States today is diabetes. Given the market's needs, billions of dollars have been spent on research in an attempt to prevent, cure or otherwise control this condition. One medication to hit the market in recent years was Avandia, which has been offered by GlaxoSmithKline.

Avandia patients who develop one (or more) of the these conditions wmay have the right to make a  claim, depending on a number of factors:

• congestive heart failure
• heart attack
• liver toxicity
• severe allergic reaction
• stroke

Even given the early promise that Avandia showed, recent events have brought to light the potential for serious health problems occurring as a result of using Avandia, some claim.

A report released in February by the Senate Finance Committee said Glaxo knew of an increased risk of heart attack linked to Avandia for several years, but played down potential problems to the public and the FDA. The committee was critical of the FDA's support of Avandia, and the report included studies by two FDA doctors who said in 2008 the drug should be removed from the market.

Lawyers Mark Zamora and Joey James are investigating this medication. Email joey@bunchandjames.com, or call 256.764.0095. 

 

Full post as published by Trial Lawyer Resource Center on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).