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Product Liability

Jul. 17, 2010

Doctors Split on Pulling Diabetes Drug

The opinions of 33 doctors and scientists regarding the safety of Avandia could help plaintiffs resolve thousands of claims against the diabetes drug's maker.

By Mandy Jackson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The opinions of 33 doctors and scientists regarding the safety of Avandia could help plaintiffs resolve thousands of claims against the diabetes drug's maker.

Twelve members of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel recommended this week that GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia be taken off the market, since studies have shown it puts patients at greater risk for heart attacks. Seven...

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