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Avandia to be Withdrawn from the Market by End of the Year
medindia 8870 Posts GlaxoSmithKlines diabetes drug, Avandia will be pulled off the shelves by the end of November after a number of studies showed that the drug increased the risk of heart attacks among type 2 diabetes patients. ��H...Read More
Posted on : Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:14 PM

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ennairam_23
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How come they have not established the connection of Avandia and heart attacks in clinical trials?

Replied on Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:14 PM

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Rasal
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yes ennairam_23.its a curious case..actually in phase 4 studies they concluded there is no fatal SAE and the AE reported in the study population was hyperlipidaemia [9.77%], upper respiratory tract infection(6.11%) and oedema(5.32%).It seems the clinical DATA is cooked up..??

Replied on Friday, May 20, 2011 2:52 AM

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