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: Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer BlogGlaxo adds safety restrictions to Avandia label
By Hurley, McKenna & Mertz
GlaxoSmithKline says it ?has updated the labeling of its diabetes pill Avandia to include safety restrictions ordered by federal health authorities because of the drug's links to heart attack.? (Washington AP, 2/7). The Avandia drug has been the subject of scrutiny lately due to its involvement in thousands of lawsuits, a Department of Justice investigation, and its ban from European markets.
The new U.S. label indicates the drug is only intended for patients who ?cannot control their blood sugar with any of the other diabetes medications on the market.? Although warning labels are important, as a medical malpractice attorney, I am hopeful that the FDA will pull Avandia off the market if it is truly unsafe because in reality patients consume the drugs that are recommended by their physician not drugs with the ?cleanest? warning labels.
For now, Avandia users should consult with their doctors immediately and seriously consider alternative medications.
Full post as published by Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog on February 08, 2011 (boomark / email).
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