Public Citizen said yesterday that federal regulators have received 14 reports of Avandia-induced liver failure, including 12 deaths. The consumer group is now calling on the Food & Drug Adminsitration (FDA) to ban the diabetes drug once and for all.
“The scientific evidence against Avandia is overwhelming,” Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, said in news release. “The timing of these findings should give the FDA the momentum it needs to act swiftly to prevent further needless deaths and health damage by banning this drug.” (more…)
