News Tagged ‘Public Citizen’

Consumer watchdog urges immediate Avandia ban

Consumer watchdog group Public Citizen released a petition on Thursday calling for an immediate ban on ’s drug Avandia. In a petition addressed to Commissioner Dr. Von Eschenbach of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Public Citizen urged the ban based on trial data revealing the drug’s “multiple, serious risks.”

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Avandia risks highlighted

Canadian researchers furnished the strongest evidence to date linking the popular diabetes drug Avandia to an increased risk of heart attack in a scientific study released yesterday.

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