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The Real Crime Problem

By Michael Blankenship

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline knew of possible heart attack risks tied to its controversial diabetes drug Avandia years before evidence of a link became public, according to a U.S. Senate report released Saturday. Based on its knowledge of those risks, GlaxoSmithKline "had a duty to sufficiently warn patients and the FDA of its concerns in a timely manner," said the Senate Finance Committee report, which followed a two-year inquiry. Instead, the company tried to play down findings that the drug could increase cardiovascular risks while also working to minimize findings that a rival medication might reduce such risks, according to the report. Read more... This story is an example of three things: (1) the failure of the regulatory system in the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on February 21, 2010 (boomark / email).