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Product Liability

Sep. 25, 2010

Access to Drug Is Restricted

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted access to Avandia and overseas regulators recommended suspension of GlaxoSmithKline's marketing efforts for the diabetes drug in Europe.

By Mandy Jackson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted access to Avandia and overseas regulators recommended suspension of GlaxoSmithKline's marketing efforts for the diabetes drug in Europe on Thursday.

Thousands of people have sued the London-based drugmaker over Avandia after heart attacks, strokes and other side effects.

Because of new data showing high cardiovascular...

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