Posted on behalf of Anderson Cummings on Jan 04, 2017 in Dangerous Drugs
In December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that taking the type 2 diabetes drug pioglitazone, also known as Actos, can increase patients' risk of developing bladder cancer.
The FDA announced this conclusion in a drug safety communication,…
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Posted on behalf of Anderson Cummings on Apr 29, 2015 in Dangerous Drugs
After 9,000 lawsuits having been filed against them, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has agreed to pay $2.37 billion to resolve claims that the popular diabetes drug Actos causes bladder cancer.
Actos was introduced into the market in 1999 to treat diabetes,and…
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