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August 01 2007
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FDA Votes to Keep Avandia on the Market -- Despite Known Heart Attack Risk
Earlier this year, it came out in The New England Journal of Medicine that the widely used diabetes drug
Avandia increases the risk of heart attack
and possibly death.
Now, even though a federal drug advisory committee, assembled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), voted 20 to 3 that Avandia does raise the risk of heart attacks, it voted 22 to 1 that the drug should remain on the market.
Their reasoning? Studies involving Avandia were “too murky to merit drastic regulatory action” and other diabetes drugs may have similar risks.
Apparently, causing hundreds of thousands of heart attacks, strokes, and death does not warrant regulatory action in the eyes of the FDA.
FDA drug safety officer Dr. David Graham --
one of my heroes
-- may have been the lone voice calling for Avandia’s withdrawal from the market. He reportedly voiced that the drug had caused as many as 205,000 heart attacks, strokes, and death from 1999 to 2006.
He went on to say that for every month Avandia is sold, another 1,600 to 2,200 patients are likely to suffer from potentially fatal heart attacks and strokes.
Yet, once again, the FDA is clearly not faltering in their duty to protect the drug companies. Already, a senior FDA scientist was
removed for voicing concerns about Avandia
.
Further, it has been revealed that Avandia’s maker, GlaxoSmithKline, told the FDA about the heart risks nearly two years ago, but no warnings were made because of internal FDA disagreements about what to do with the drug.
When you consider that last year Avandia brought in $3.4 billion in sales worldwide, it’s fairly clear what the decision-makers are up against: deciding whether to sacrifice billions of dollars in profits to save a hundred thousand or so lives.
Please, if you or someone you love has type 2 diabetes, review
How to Finally Make Diabetes Disappear
. This is a condition that is completely preventable and curable without taking a dangerous drug.
New York Times July 30, 2007
RD
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FDA = Fraud Deceit Always
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I wish I had a te-shirt with hugh lettering on it saying ------------------\
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a picture of a grave with the words,, I WAS ON PRESCRITION DRUGS, NOW I AM DEAD.
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anna--you have givin me an idea.
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Easy enough to do, AnnaPavlova42. Go to www.cafepress.com and make up whatever tee shirt you want.
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GlaxoSmithKline has no other choice nor any other means of making enough money that it takes to keep a
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The FDA did this because Avandia is the NUMBER ONE selling diabetes drug. In a few years, after the lawsuits start, GSK will take it off the market. I used to be totally against these kinds of lawsuits but after recently entering the world of natural food and natural healing, I've changed my mind. Because of the FDAs action even more will die, but eventually, more will live because GSK will lose millions in lawsuits (I pray). What would big pharm do if word got out that Type 2 DM really can be reversed? There should be no treatment on the market for DM except insulin. When you get right down to it, which would an educated consumer prefer....DYING from the side effects of a pill or the convenience of popping a pill?
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shhhhhhhhhhhhhh don't tell anyone shhhhhhhh
Native Canadians (I could say Americans but they lived in Canada) have used an herb for hundreds of years. It is called Devil's Club.
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This FDA action gives cover to the maker in the event of lawsuits.The FDA divided over this. The drug safety section urging its removal. The section I forget its title it should be called " Drug maker safety department " voting to allow the drug.Good health Advice if your Dr. recommends Advandia change Doctors.
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Vince,
That info upsets me. Are you saying that people killed or disabled from Avandia will not be able to sue? What about all the lawsuits re: Paxil, Vioxx and other's in the past. Something has GOT to be done to protect consumers, but what? Is it too late for this country? Matt, I'm really new to all this, so I didn't know about Devil's Club. Thank you for this info. I'll keep that in mind if I ever develop diabetes...which with my new life style, I doubt I will :)
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The FDA voted to keep Avandia on the market because GSK pays their paychecks.
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