Diabetes Drug Avandia as Safe as Actos: Study
GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia was no riskier to the heart than a rival, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, a finding that contradicts earlier studies and adds new fodder to the roiling debate over the drug’s safety.
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Avandia: Less Risky in Younger, Healthier Patients?
In striking contrast to four other large studies, a study of patients in a large HMO finds no evidence that the diabetes drug Avandia is riskier than Actos, a similar medication.
Takeda’s Actos Has Same Heart Risk as Glaxo’s Avandia
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s diabetes drug Actos causes as many heart problems as Avandia, the GlaxoSmithKline Plc pill that had a decline in sales after being linked to higher heart-disease rates, a study found.
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