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• Avandia Concerns Lead Saudi Arabia to Suspend Drug

  March 23, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Saudia Arabia has banned new shipments of the diabetes drug Avandia for at least six months as a result of...

• Experts Who Refuted Avandia Heart Side Effects Had Ties to Drug Maker

  March 22, 2010

  Staff Writers

  An alarming number scientists and medical experts who came out in support of GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia after it was...

• Drug-Coated Stents Linked to Higher Death Rate: Study

  March 17, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A new study has found that patients who received drug-coated stents after suffering a heart attack were more likely to...

• Avandia Injury Suits Could Cost Drug Maker $6B: Report

  March 8, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Financial analysts estimate that the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline could face up to $6 billion in liability as a result of...

• About 1,100 Birth Control Lawsuits Over Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Filed

  March 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  According to an annual report released by Bayer, the number of birth control lawsuits over Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella filed...

• Lawsuit Over Avandia Filed by Santa Clara County in California

  March 2, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The County of Santa Clara in California has filed a lawsuit over Avandia against GlaxoSmithKline on behalf of both diabetes...

• Avandia, Seroquel Top List of Most Common Adverse Event Reports

  February 26, 2010

  Staff Writers

  According to a new analysis of serious, disabling and fatal adverse events reported to FDA during the third quarter of...

• Glaxo Denies Concealing Avandia Heart Problems

  February 25, 2010

  Staff Writers

  GlaxoSmithKline PLC has released a 30-page rebuttal to a U.S. Senate report that accused the company of intentionally trying to...

• Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Lawsuits Designated as Mass Tort in New Jersey

  February 24, 2010

  Staff Writers

  All lawsuits over Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella birth control in New Jersey state courts have been designated as a mass...

• Avandia Heart Safety Data Still Being Reviewed by FDA

  February 23, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Following the release of a scathing Senate report, which revealed that some federal health officials have been calling for a...