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  • Call to 'suspend' diabetes drug (Avandia)(EU)

    09/23/2010 3:58:36 PM PDT · by decimon · 7 replies
    BBC ^ | September 23, 2010 | Nick Triggle
    A widely-used diabetes drug should be pulled from the market, European regulators say.Avandia is used to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. It was licensed 10 years ago and more than 100,000 patients in the UK use it despite on-going concerns linking it to heart problems. After reviewing safety data, the European Medicines Agency said the benefits no longer outweighed the risks and it should be suspended. The drug - generic name rosiglitazone - is also used in combination with other drugs under the names Avandamet and Avaglim.