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Avandia Recall Lawyers: Senate Report Backs Up Calls to Recall Avandia
A new Senate report says that GlaxoSmithKline was well aware of the potential heart side effects of Avandia, yet failed to take steps to warn doctors or protect the public. In a 342-page report from the Senate Finance Committee, congressional investigators blast the drug maker and back up nearly three years of calls for regulators to issue an Avandia recall.
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Avandia Fracture Lawsuit: Risk of Problems Highlighted by Another Study
A new study released this month adds to the growing body of evidence pointing to an increased risk of bone fractures from Avandia side effects. In addition to claims for other problems caused by the popular diabetes drug, the Avandia lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. have been reviewing potential lawsuits for individuals who suffered a serious bone fracture after taking Avandia.
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Avandia Recall Watch: More Evidence of Avandia Liver Toxicity, Liver Damage and Death
Data from a new study published this month provides further details about the potential risk of Avandia liver damage and death, adding to the reasons the FDA should finally demand a recall for the once-blockbuster diabetes drug to prevent any other people from suffering serious or life-threatening injuries.
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Avandia Vision Loss Lawsuits: Macular Edema
New research published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology confirms that Avandia vision side effects are associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema, a condition which can lead to blindness. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are pursuing potential Avandia vision loss lawsuits, as well as claims for users who suffered a heart attack, stroke, liver failure, bone fractures or sudden death.
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Would Avandia Heart Attack Risk Keep Drug From Being Approved Under New FDA Guidance
The FDA has announced new guidance for the pharmaceutical industry that applies to all diabetes drugs currently under development. This will require that new medications be put through additional studies designed to provide evidence that they will not increase the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events. However, it is unclear what impact this will have on drugs that are already on the market, like Avandia, whose heart attack side effects have already been established.
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Avandia Bone Fractures: Women Face Increased Risk
Prior studies have already identified a potential increased risk of bone fractures from Avandia side effects, but new research suggests that women who take the drug for at least a year could double their risk of a fracture, especially older women. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. are investigating potential Avandia fracture lawsuits, as well as potential claims for individuals who have suffered a heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure, liver failure or macular edema.
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Avandia Heart Failure Study Could be Last Nail in Coffin
This week a new study was released that found that the risk of congestive heart failure and death is higher with Avandia than Actos, which is another diabetes drug in the same class that has also been associated with a risk of heart failure. Critics who have been calling for an Avandia recall suggest that this study may be the “last nail in the coffin of this drug.”
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Avandia Recall Watch: Study Questions Benefits of Diabetes Drug
Lately it seems that new information has emerged every week pointing towards a possible Avandia recall. A number of serious and life-threatening side effects have been associated with the drug, and this week new research raises concerns about the degree of benefit users of Avandia may receive.
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How Long Will it Take FDA to Act on Public Citizen Avandia Recall Petition?
Last week a petition was filed by Public Citizen calling on the FDA to issue an Avandia recall as a result of serious and life threatening side effects associated with GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug. No official response has been released by the FDA and it is unclear how long it will take the regulatory agency to respond to the petition.
Avandia Liver Failure Side Effects Lead to Petition for Recall
According to a petition filed by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen that calls for an Avandia recall, further evidence has been identified that links Avandia to liver failure. Many experts have been calling for a ban on the drug, and the group indicates that these findings “should give the FDA the momentum it needs to act swiftly to prevent further needless deaths and health damage by banning this drug.”
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