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Sulfonylureas for diabetes increase risk of heart disease and death, study finds
Booster ShotsSulfonylureas, the first family of oral drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes, increase the risk of death from all causes by as much as 61% compared with the newer drug metformin, British researchers have found. Some researchers have suspected...... -
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Given its deep bench of skilled trial attorneys—who include partner Amy Fisch Solomon —Girardi | Keese has pioneered litigation in the personal injury field, achieving more than $10 billion for its injured clients. “Amy is truly one of...
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State AG sues maker of diabetes drugs for false advertising
Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said Wednesday he has filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC for falsely saying three of its diabetes drugs were better than others on the market. The company also withheld data that showed the drugs...
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What drugs are going generic this year and next
Dozens of brand-name prescription drugs are losing their patent protection, allowing generic versions to enter the market and consumers to save 30 to 80 percent on those medications, said David Belian, director of media relations for the Generic...
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Pennsylvania to receive more than $13 million as part of GlaxoSmithKline healthcare fraud settlement
Assistant Press SecretaryAttorney General Linda Kelly today announced that Pennsylvania will receive more than $13 million as part of the largest healthcare fraud settlement in United States history. Kelly said that GlaxoSmithKline, a British based pharmaceutical company that...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Justice System, Asthma
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GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion healthcare fraud settlement, U.S. says
Pharmaceutical drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to federal charges to resolve a slew of criminal and civil issues stemming from its use of kickbacks, mis-branding and other misconduct to market drugs such as Paxil,...
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Sales stay healthy for Takeda diabetes pill
About one month after a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said the diabetes pill Avandia should remain on the market but with strict warnings about heart attack risk, a similar pill sold by a Deerfield-based drugmaker is holding its own in the...Tags: Heart Attack, Merck & Company Incorporated, Marketing, Health, Medical Services
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Diabetes pill's sales health in question
Heading into this weekend's American Diabetes Association meeting in Chicago, industry analysts are predicting a continued decline of the diabetes pill Avandia. Avandia, sold by British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC, has been losing market share in...Tags: Heart Attack, Merck & Company Incorporated, Obesity, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Finance
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Diabetics' risk of heart attack
Special to The TimesSome 15 million Americans have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. About 85% take some form of medication or insulin to control it. Recently, scientists reported that one such drug, called Avandia, increased a diabetic's risk of heart attacks by...Tags: Heart Attack, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Science and Technology, Death, Heart Disease
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For Diabetes Drug Avandia, Bad News Continues
Los Angeles TimesThe diabetes drug Avandia, once the world's top-selling diabetes medication, took two more hits Monday with one new study linking it to an increased risk of heart attacks and a separate study linking it to an increased risk of heart failure and stroke....Tags: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Glaxo Settles Avandia Lawsuits for $460 Million
GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay about $460 million to resolve a majority of lawsuits alleging the company's Avandia diabetes drug can cause heart attacks and strokes, people familiar with the accords said. Glaxo, the U.K.'s biggest drugmaker, agreed to...Tags: Heart Attack, UBS AG, Trials, London (England), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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