Consumer Group seeks FDA ban on Diabetic drug; Avandia

10/30/2008 12:00:00 AM

THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) — The diabetes drug Avandia should be banned in the United States because it can cause death from liver failure and poses many other life-threatening risks that greatly outweigh its benefits, the advocacy group Public Citizen said Thursday.

The group said it has identified 14 cases of Avandia-induced liver failure, including 12 deaths. The cases were found in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System

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