FDA Bans New Patients from Joining Avandia Safety Study

The FDA, according to ABC News, recently ordered GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturers of the controversial diabetes drug, Avandia, to stop adding new patients to its trial comparing Avandia and another diabetes drug, Actos. It is assumed that this decision is the result of a recent vote by an expert panel which recommended stricter regulation and warnings for Avandia.

The FDA requested the drug study comparing Avandia and Actos in 2007 after a previous vote on Avandia’s safety. Dr. David Graham, author of a study on Avandia’s dangerous side effects has said that the trial is “unethical and exploitative,” because it is set up to look for Avandia’s safety problems.

Avandia has been under heavy criticism lately with several recent medical studies claiming that it increases the risk for heart attacks and heart failure. Also recently, an FDA appointed advisory panel voted to add more substantial warnings to Avandia’s label and more regulations as to who can and cannot take the drug.

Those who have taken the popular diabetes drug Avandia to control their Type II diabetes may be wondering exactly what the safety concerns are. While Avandia is a widely prescribed and useful diabetes drug, recent studies have shown that this medication also has a number of unexpected and potentially fatal side effects.

The side effects caused by the use of Avandia include:

• Congestive Heart Failure
  
• Heart Attack
  
• Stroke
  
• Sudden Death

One of the most serious potential side effects for user of Avandia is a substantially increased risk of suffering a heart attack. In fact, recent studies have estimated that people taking Avandia are 33 percent more likely to suffer a heart attack than those taking other Diabetes medications.

If you or someone you love has suffered any of these side effects from taking the Diabetes drug Avandia, please contact an experienced Avandia lawyer toll-free at 1-800-732-3070 or fill out the short contact form online. Because we work on a contingency basis, you can have peace of mind knowing that you will pay absolutely nothing unless we recover on your behalf.