(CBS) The contentious meeting began with what can only be called an understatement from the FDA.
"There are very different opinions on the findings of the
cardiovascular risk with Avandia," said Dr. Mary Parks.
Committee members are spending two days listening to more than 20
experts and sorting through 700 pages of data trying to determine
whether Avandia causes heart attacks and deaths and should be pulled
from the market, reports CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon
LaPook.
GlaxoSmithKline official Dr. Murray Stewart told the committee their
drug is safe "and should remain a treatment option for patients with
type 2 Diabetes."
But other experts disagreed vehemently, saying the evidence clearly
shows Avandia is dangerous.
via www.cbsnews.com
What do you think about this?
Personally, I think that any drug that creates doubt should be thrown out.
Avandia scares me. I'm glad I'm not taking it.
Sherry
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