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Avandia Side Effect linked to Heart Attacks
The diabetes drug, Avandia has been found to have side effects that may cause heart attacks in patients. Lawsuits are arising from the recall of the defective drug's side effects, if you have taken Avandia and suffered a heart attack, contact us now.
Contact Daniel Burke, attorney at the personal injury law firm of Parker Waichman LLP now or call us at 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636) to see how we can protect your legal rights.
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Glaxo Reaches Record $3 Billion Settlement to Resolve Paxil, Wellbutrin and Avandia Fraud Charges
Jul 3, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a record settlement to resolve charges that it illegally marketed some of its drugs, including Paxil and Wellbutrin. The $3 billion settlement with the U. S. Justice Department will also resolve charges that Glaxo failed to report important safety data to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) about its diabetes drug Avandia.According to the Justice Department, the $3 billion Glaxo settlement constitutes the largest healthcare-fraud settlement in...
Diabetic Macular Edema a Possible Avandia, Actos Side Effect
Jun 12, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
A new study is raising more concerns about the possible side effects of thiazolidinediones, a group of drugs that includes Actos and Avandia. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that type 2 diabetes who took either Actos or Avandia faced a higher risk of developing an eye disorder called macular edema compared to patients who did not take the drugs.The study followed more than 100,000 people for a decade with type 2 diabetes who were listed in a U.K....
Settlements Reported in 20,000 Avandia Heart Attack Lawwsuits
Feb 2, 2012 | Parker Waichman LLP
GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly agreed to settle more than 20,000 Avandia heart attack lawsuits, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The agreement to settle the Avandia lawsuits was reached in court-ordered mediation and comes just months after Glaxo said it would pay $3 billion to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into whether it illegally marketed Avandia and other medications. Since November 2007, Avandia's U.S. label has included a black box warning detailing its...
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