Early Critic of Diabetes Drug Says Don't Panic

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Kurt - 06 Jun 2007 01:44 GMT

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Early Critic of Diabetes Drug Says Don't Panic

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Patients should not haphazardly stop taking the
controversial diabetes drug Avandia, even though it has been linked to
heart risks, an early critic of the drug said on Sunday.

Dr. John Buse, chief of endocrinology at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and incoming president of the American
Diabetes Association, was one of the first experts to query the safety
of GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster drug.

He raised questions about the drug's heart safety in 2000.

But Buse told the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Toronto that
he does not believe patients should stop taking the popular pill just
yet.

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Ozgirl - 06 Jun 2007 03:32 GMT

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> he does not believe patients should stop taking the popular pill just
> yet.

Lol, the conversion has happened already. First he puts a lot on the line a
few years ago over this drug, including risking a huge grant from the drug
manufacturer for the university he was attached to. Now he says don't panic?

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RB - 06 Jun 2007 04:17 GMT

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>he does not believe patients should stop taking the popular pill just
>yet.

I would have more respect for his opinion if he was taking Avandia
himself.

RB

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