Healthy Skepticism Library item: 11340

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Publication type: Journal Article

Rosen CJ.
The Rosiglitazone Story -- Lessons from an FDA Advisory Committee Meeting.
N Engl J Med 2007 Aug 8;
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/9/844?query=TOC

Abstract:

On July 30, 2007, the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened to discuss the myocardial ischemic risk associated with rosiglitazone treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The joint committee, which I chaired, consisted of 24 experts in cardiovascular disease, epidemiology, biostatistics, and endocrinology. After lengthy discussions, we concluded that the use of rosiglitazone for the treatment of type 2 diabetes was associated with a greater risk of myocardial ischemic events than placebo, metformin, or sulfonylureas…

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