Renowned Doctor Keeps Close Eye on Drugs

While Avandia has proven to be effective at lowering blood sugar, Nissen noticed problems with the drug and did not wish to keep this information to himself.

Hearing in Vioxx Federal Case Involving South Carolina Man

The maker of the painkiller Vioxx says a federal judge did a jury's job when he proposed a $1.6 million award to replace the $51 million judgment he said was excessive.

FDA to Ask if Avandia Should Stay on Market

The FDA will ask outside advisers if GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia should be taken off the market or remain on sale with new warnings or limits.

Vioxx: More Evidence of Heart Damage

Yet more evidence has just come to light about the dangers of the painkiller Vioxx, which was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after it was found to cause heart failure.

FDA Weighs Pulling Avandia off Market

The Food and Drug Administration will ask outside experts next week whether the diabetes drug Avandia should be pulled from the market over concerns of heart attack risk.

Glaxo's Avandia Risks May Limit Use, FDA Staff Finds

GlaxoSmithKline Plc's best-selling diabetes pill Avandia has heart risks that will require restricting the drug's use, U.S. regulators said.

FDA to Ask Experts About Avandia Risk

The Food and Drug Administration will ask outside experts next week whether the diabetes drug Avandia should carry label warnings of heart attack risk.

Another Risk Factor for Merck

Plaintiffs' lawyers are salivating over evidence they hope could support their argument that even patients who used the painkiller for short periods were in danger.

Patient Prescribed Avandia was Heart Attack Waiting to Happen

Up until this past month, I had no idea that Avandia had anything to do with my heart problem. A friend saw something on TV about Avandia and its link to heart attacks.

Did Merck Hide the Risks of Fosamax

Merck, maker of osteoporosis drug Fosamax, may have "seriously underreported" risks of jawbone death related to the drug, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.