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Biotech / Medical : Biotech Valuation
CRSP 57.37+0.9%3:59 PM EST

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To: Biomaven who wrote (23713)5/21/2007 3:31:52 PM
From: Arthur Radley  Read Replies (1) of 52153
 
When the lawyers get this one to trial, statements from Glaxo like this one will surely not make friends with the jury. Seems that Glaxo is admitting, that sure...30% of you might die or have a heart attack and if you happen not to be in this 30% group you will not suffered any adverse events, therefore, there is no problem with our drug.

yahoo.reuters.com

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said Avandia increased cardiac-related deaths and heart attacks. Dr. Robert Meyer, head of the FDA office that reviews diabetes drugs, said other data contradicted those findings.

"FDA has not confirmed the clinical significance of the reported increased risk in the context of other studies," Meyer told reporters during a conference call.

"Further, the FDA does not know whether the other approved treatments in the same class of drugs ... have less, the same, or other greater such risks," he said.
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