Wednesday, 23 May 2007

EU agency says already aware of Avandia heart risk

(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency, however, said it had taken action on this risk late last year by strengthening warnings on the medicine.



"The situation in Europe is a little bit different to the American situation because, in Europe, Avandia is contraindicated in patients with heart failure anyway and we have warnings about ischemia," an agency spokeswoman said.


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