Archive for October, 2010

Avandia Class Action Lawsuit – Avandia MDL

28 October, 2010

Individual Avandia lawsuits filed across the U.S. have been consolidated into Multi-District Litigation in the U.S. federal trial court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

While the Avandia MDL continues in PA, there currently is no national Avandia class action lawsuit pending in the United States. Continue reading Avandia Class Action Lawsuit - Avandia MDL

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Avandia maker pays $750M settlement on bad drug safety claims

27 October, 2010

GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to a $750 million settlement with the Department of Justice (DoJ) relating to the investigation of claims that the drug company knowingly sold bad drugs and contaminated baby ointment, the New York Times has reported.

The settlement is the latest in a growing number of whistler-blower lawsuits that drug companies have agreed to pay multi-million-dollar fines to settle. Continue reading Avandia maker pays $750M settlement on bad drug safety claims

Category: Avandia Settlements

GSK under state, federal criminal investigations of Avandia

24 October, 2010

Avandia drug maker GlaxoSmithKline is under investigation by federal and state law enforcement officials, the company announced in a press release issued on October 21, 2010:

[GSK] is in the process of responding to a US Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoena relating to the development and marketing of Avandia. Continue reading GSK under state, federal criminal investigations of Avandia

Category: Avandia FDA | Avandia Lawsuit | Avandia News | Avandia Recall | Avandia Settlements

Avandia Lawsuit Illinois | IL Avandia Settlement Time Limits

19 October, 2010

Illinois Avandia settlements have been won on Avandia lawsuit claims that the diabetes drug caused heart attack, stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF) and cardiovascular death.

Avandia lawsuit cases against drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) seek financial compensation for personal injury and wrongful death damages suffered after taking the Type 2 diabetes drug. New FDA Avandia restrictions are expected to help Avandia lawsuit attorneys win settlements of cases against GSK. Continue reading Avandia Lawsuit Illinois | IL Avandia Settlement Time Limits

Category: Avandia Lawsuit | Avandia Settlements

FDA Avandia news conference: 2010 rosiglitazone restrictions

15 October, 2010

A FDA Avandia news conference was held on September 23, 2010 to announce the FDA decision on Avandia and for FDA drug safety officials to take questions from the media.

The following is a complete transcript of the news conference. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein and Janet Woodcock, Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at FDA all were in attendance. Continue reading FDA Avandia news conference: 2010 rosiglitazone restrictions

Category: Avandia Cardiovascular Risk | Avandia FDA | Avandia News | Avandia Recall | Avandia Safety | Avandia Warning

FDA Avandia heart attack news, Avandia critic reacts to FDA

8 October, 2010

In May 2007, Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Dr. Steven Nissen published an Avandia study in the New England Journal of Medicine that would mark a turning point for the diabetes drug Avandia.

Dr. Nissen found that Avandia use was linked to a 43% increased risk of heart attack. and has been a vocal critic of Avandia ever since. Dr. Nissen reacts to the September 23, 2010 FDA Avandia restrictions. Continue reading FDA Avandia heart attack news, Avandia critic reacts to FDA

Category: Avandia Cardiovascular Risk | Avandia FDA | Avandia News | Avandia Safety | Avandia Settlements | Avandia Warning
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