Is Avandia the next Vioxx?
Posted by admin on May 14, 2010 under Merck Settlements, vioxx | 
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During the 5 year time period between 1999-2004 Vioxx managed to kill 24.600-55.600 people. The drug was marketed by the Merck Corporation for conditions like chronic pain and osteoarthritis. There is now excellent evidence that Merck knew of these dangers long before the drug was terminated and chose in spite of that to continue to sell it. 3 years before Merck pulled the Drug, they did a study on the safety of Vioxx called APPROVe. When the preliminary studies showed that Vioxx users were twice as likely to have a heart attack Merck’s response is unbelievable. Merck choose not to follow the leads but instead they terminate the study. The APPROVe study was not the only study where there were evidence of Vioxx causing heart attacks. Pre approval trials came up with a staggering 8-fold increase in heart attacks. Now in a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine. The anti-diabetic drug Avandia (marketed by GlaxoSmithKline) is being linked to a 45% increase in heart attacks. Is Avandia the next Vioxx? Let us hope not. Links www.msnbc.msn.com www.bloomberg.com www.forbes.com
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BOYCOTT MERCK
HVIDEOPRODUCTION said,
MERCK CAN BURN IN HELL!!!!!
GerNicoll said,
Drugs can be perilous! Try this. After 3 weeks of taking GlyPerfect, I noted a dramatic drop in blood sugar level. I had readings 150 to 165 prior to taking GlyPerfect , and some as high as 300+ml/dl. improvement after the third week. For the first time in over 10 years my fasting blood sugar levels are within “Normal” range. This morning I was at 105—WOW! My medications, diet and exercise did not quite control my blood sugar. Now it appears handled.
kpfgso2 said,
Trial lawyers are the only group that keeps these irresponsible corporations in check. That is why billions of dollars are pumped into bashing lawyers and making people ashamed of using their 7th Amendment right to trial by jury.
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