Avandia Side Effects Warning
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Avandia is a popular diabetes drug manufactured and marketed by the pharmaceutical company Glaxo SmithKline. Avandia was approved by the FDA in May of 1999 and has emerged as one of the top-selling drugs in the United States. Several medical reports have linked Avandia to serious side effects including, heart attacks, congestive heart failure and bone fractures. In May, 2007 the Cleveland Clinic issued a study which showed that patients taking Avandia had a 43% greater risk of suffering a heart attack. The study which was published in the New England journal of Medicine, reviewed more than 40 clinical studies…Continue » Posted in Avandia