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Avandia Claim:How we can Help

Avandia Claim

Evidence recently confirmed that the Diabetes Drug Avandia causes an increased risk of heart attacks and other heart problems.  Further, there is evidence that both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the drug producer Glaxo were aware of problems.

Avandia Claim: Ongoing Safety Analysis for Avandia

“The New England Journal of Medicine study just released showing a 43 percent increase in heart attacks in people using Avandia should come as no surprise either to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or to Glaxo. In animal studies done prior to its approval, one of the most constant findings was damage to the heart, and within the first six years of approval there have been 689 cases of heart failure reported to the FDA in patients using the drug. In addition, there have been reports of anemia which, along with heart failure, increases the risk for a heart attack.”

More recently, there have been numerous reports of visual abnormalities in the form of macular edema (swelling of part of the retina) and increases in several kinds of fractures in women.  Despite prior knowledge of serious cardiac problems, the FDA has failed to require Glaxo to adequately warn about the dangers of this drug that should be, at best, a last-choice treatment for Type II diabetes. In addition to the accumulating evidence of its risks, it is not even as effective as other diabetes drugs in lowering blood sugar or hemoglobin A1C, a measure of glucose control.

Let us Help You with Your Avandia Claim

If you have suffered a heart attack or serious heart damage or have lost a person that you love from a heart attack and you or your loved one was taking Avandia, you may have an Avandia Claim. Please fill out the Free Case Review Form on the right and we will have an experienced Avandia Attorney contact you to discuss your options with your Avandia Claim.

2011 Avandia Settlements

Avandia Settlement

Diabetes drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay more than $700 million to settle about 12,000 Avandia lawsuit claims, and that is only the beginning. The lawsuits allege that GSK failed to warn patients about the diabetes drug’s increased stroke and heart attack risk.   Several studies have linked Avandia use to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and congestive heart failure.

Avandia settlements in more than 1,000 case are expected soon according to an Avandia attorney representing plaintiffs on cases in Illinois, California, and Pennsylvania.  Settlement talks in California already have resulted in 2,400 Avandia claims being resolved.  The Avandia settlement amounts vary depending on the specific facts relating to the personal injury or wrongful death damages suffered in each case.

An Avandia recall in Europe was announced last September.  The FDA fell short of ordering an Avandia recall, but issued tight new restrictions on the diabetes medication.  Once the world’s best-selling diabetes drug,  Avandia sales topped $3.2 billion in 2006.  Glaxo has said that it no longer would promote the drug.

2011 Avandia Settlement Claims

If you or a loved one has suffered a Avandia heart attack or stroke, you still may be entitled recover financial compensation through an Avandia Settlement and should contact an Avandia lawsuit attorney right away.

Our Avandia lawyers still are accepting new Avandia heart attack cases in all 50 states.

Act now to start your Avandia settlement claim today.

Let us help you recover the compensation you deserve. Fill out the Free Case Review Form on the right and we will have an experienced Avandia Attorney contact you to discuss your options on a possible Avandia settlement.