WASHINGTON — GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Monday it has updated the labeling of its diabetes pill Avandia to include safety restrictions ordered by ...
Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011
There is an old Yiddish joke about a judge who asks the foreman of the jury whether the jury had reached a decision. The foreman says: "Yes, your ho...
AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 11.17.2011
European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in ...
Steven K. Galson, MD, MPH | Posted 11.17.2011
Even though our system of pharmaceutical review and approval is regarded as the most effective in the world, there exists an incredible -- and potentially deadly -- loophole: unapproved drugs.
Posted 05.25.2011
GlaxoSmithKline hid the fact that their drug, Avandia, caused heart risks for 11 years, according to the New York Times. Avandia was once a huge se...
AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 11.17.2011
WASHINGTON — Federal health scientists have panned a GlaxoSmithKline study that the company used to defend the safety of its embattled diabetes ...
Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011
Congress needs to reassess the US regulatory system for managing drugs. We have entered the era of personalized medicine where the biological traits ...
Madan Kwatra | Posted 11.17.2011
Educating people that drugs can cause harm is likely to reduce our consumption of drugs and our risk of experiencing adverse drug effects.
nytimes.com | GARDINER HARRIS | Posted 11.17.2011
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confi...
AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 05.25.2011