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Diabetes pill Avandia to be severely restricted

Diabetes pill Avandia to be severely restricted

U.S. government health regulators will allow GlaxoSmithKline to continue selling a controversial diabetes pill but will restrict access to the once-blockbuster drug because of heart attack risks.

 

For diabetes drug Avandia, bad news continues

Two new studies link the drug to increased heart risks just weeks before the FDA will consider whether it should remain on the market.

The diabetes drug Avandia, once the world's top-selling diabetes medication, took two more hits Monday with one new study linking it to an increased risk of heart attacks and a separate study linking it to an increased risk of heart failure and stroke.

 

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