Avandia

  1. FDA to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia From Pharmacy Shelves

    Article

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    … still choose to take Avandia ( rosiglitazone ). These patients ..... FDA. "Under the Avandia - Rosiglitazone Medicines Access ..... The withdrawal of Avandia and related products ..... restricted use of rosiglitazone to those patients …

  2. Analysis Confirms Avandia May Harm the Heart

    Article

    Thu, 17 Mar 2011

    … those who take the diabetes drug Avandia are more likely to develop heart ..... the analysis authors wrote. Avandia ( rosiglitazone ) helps control blood sugar levels ..... September restricted the use of Avandia to patients with type 2 diabetes …

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  1. Diabetes Drug Actos May Raise Risk for Bladder Cancer: FDA

    Article

    Thu, 16 Jun 2011

    … The other drug in this class, Avandia , is already off U.S. market ..... only other member of which, Avandia ( rosiglitazone ), was taken off U.S. pharmacy ..... replace it, Giangola said. With Avandia essentially gone, "there is …

  2. Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Type 2 Diabetes

    Article

    Sun, 26 Feb 2012

    … glitazones -- a separate class of newer drugs such as Rezulin, Avandia and Actos that also target insulin resistance -- have all ..... trials before worrisome side effects began to surface in users ( Avandia was recently withdrawn from the U.S. market due to heart …

  3. Study Finds Avandia Does Not Lead to Heart Attacks

    Article

    Fri, 4 Mar 2011

    … 1255548,1258918,1184338 Study Finds Avandia Does Not Lead to Heart Attacks Study Finds Avandia Does Not Lead to Heart Attacks A study released ..... Association Annual meeting finds the diabetes drug Avandia does not increase the risk for heart attack …

  4. FDA's MedWatch Safety Alerts: May 2011

    Article

    Tue, 28 Jun 2011

    … you to continue taking a rosiglitazone medicine and, if it is, how to become enrolled in the Avandia - Rosiglitazone Medicines Access Program ..... You must be enrolled in the Avandia - Rosiglitazone Medicines Access Program …

  5. Popular Diabetes Drugs May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests

    Article

    Thu, 22 Sep 2011

    … are alternatives such as metformin and insulin, as well as Avandia and Actos, she said, but studies have turned up an increased ..... and heart failure in the last two drugs. The FDA has removed Avandia from pharmacy shelves, and the agency issued a warning last …

  6. Side Effects May Sway Drug Choices for Tough-to-Manage Diabetes

    Article

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    … medications in the current study included alpha-glucosidase inhibitors (acarbose), thiazolidinediones (which include Avandia and Actos), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. The …

  7. Metformin Still Best First-Line Type 2 Diabetes Drug

    Article

    Mon, 14 Mar 2011

    … sulfonylureas (Amaryl, Glucotrol and others); thiazolidinediones ( Avandia and Actos); meglitinides (Starlix and Prandin); DPP ..... medications, thiazolidinediones, which include Actos and Avandia , have come under intense scrutiny because of serious potential …

  8. If you want lasting vision, eat those omega-3s

    Article

    Wed, 9 Feb 2011

    … that improve insulin sensitivity, Smith said. Those proteins are the same ones targeted by type 2 diabetes drugs such as Avandia , so the finding shows that fatty acids could be used to improve insulin sensitivity in people with diabetes, she said …

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