Avandia Defective Drug Lawyers

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vandia was, at one time, the most popular drug for type 2 diabetes in the entire world. Manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, Avandia was designed to work by helping the body make better use of naturally-occurring insulin. Avandia was often prescribed in combination with sulfonylurea, insulin and metformin as Avandamet or with glimepiride as Avandaryl. Avanda was even used off label to treat Alzheimer’s Disease. Avandia made Glaxo billions and billions of dollars each year, right up until the time it was discovered to potentially cause very serious adverse side effects including cardiovascular events that could result in death.

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Avandia may cause the following:

Hepatitis and other serious liver problems
Cardiovascular problems and congestive heart failure
Macular edema (swelling in the back of the eye)
Dangerously low blood sugar

If you have noticed the following symptoms while taking Advandia, you should contact your doctor immediately:

Stomach pain
Nausea
Vomiting
Loss of appetite
Lack of energy
Dark urine
Jaundice

Other potential side effects attributed to Avandia include:

Increased incidence of bone fractures
Pulmonary hypertension
Low red blood cell count
Cold-like symptoms
Headaches

On May 21, 2007, the FDA announced made an announcement stating it was aware of a potential safety issued related to Avandia (generic rosiglitazone). The FDA explained that there is a potentially significant increase in the risk of heart attack and heart-related deaths in patients taking Advandia.

Avandia was approved in 1999 for treating type 2 Diabetes, which is a life-threatening disease that affects almost 20 million Americans. Diabetes is the leading cause of coronary heart disease, blindness, limb amputation and kidney failure.

If you or a loved one has taken Advandia and suffered adverse effects, please contact an experienced defective drug attorney at Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote, Maxcey & Thetford today to schedule your confidential consultation.

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