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Byetta Lawsuit
The use of the diabetes drug Byetta has been linked to reports of serious and potentially life threatening injuries, including pancreatitis, impaired kidney dysfunction and kidney failure.
BYETTA LAWSUIT STATUS: Lawyers are evaluating potential Byetta pancreatitis lawsuits and Byetta kidney failure lawsuits for individuals have experienced problems that may be caused by side effects of [...]
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FDA Calls Byetta, Cymbalta Claims Misleading
The FDA has warned four drug makers that they have made false and misleading statements about several different medications, including the diabetes drug Byetta, the antidepressant Cymbalta, the lymphoma treatment Treanda and the birth control implant Mirena.
Lawsuit Alleges Byetta Caused Fatal Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
A lawsuit has been filed against Eli Lilly & Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals by a woman who says side effects of Byetta caused her husbands death from liver and pancreatic cancer.
Byetta Pancreatitis Risk Needs Further Studies: FDA
The FDA has required the makers of the diabetes drug Byetta to conduct additional studies to clarify the risk of pancreatitis from side effects of their medication.
Byetta Problems Lead Public Citizen to Recommend Avoiding Use
The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is recommending that people avoid using the diabetes drug Byetta until at least 2012, expressing concerns about potential side effects. The recommendations come the same week the FDA announced that new information will be added to the drug’s label about reports of kidney problems with Byetta, including reports [...]
Byetta Side Effects Linked to Reports of Kidney Failure: FDA Warns
The FDA announced Monday that new labeling information will be added to the diabetes drug Byetta about reports of users who developed kidney failure and other renal problems.
Januvia Pancreatitis Warning Updated by FDA
The FDA indicated today that the prescribing information for the diabetes drugs Januvia (sitagliptin) and Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin) will be updated to provide additional information about potential pancreatitis side effects, including reported cases of acute pancreatitis, hemorrhagic pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis.
FDA Warning of Byetta Pancreatitis Side Effects Contradicted by New Studies
New research suggests that there may not be a correlation between the diabetes drug Byetta and acute pancreatitis, raising questions about whether the drug caused prior reports of severe necrotizing pancreatitis and hemorrhagic pancreatitis that prompted an FDA warning last year.
Byetta Thyroid Cancer Risk Not Seen According to Amylin
According to Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the new long-acting version of their diabetes drug Byetta does not have the same link to thyroid cancer recently associated with Novo Nordisk’s Liraglutide, a similar diabetes drug in the same class of medications that the FDA is also considering for approval.
Amylin Says Byetta Side Effects Not Linked to Risk of Heart Problems
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co. said this week that a new meta-analysis of clinical data for their diabetes drug Byetta indicates that the injection does not increase the risk of cardiovascular events. The drug makers will use the data to support a new once-weekly version of the medication amid closer scrutiny by [...]
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