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Publications:

» (10/29/08) Petition to Immediately Ban Diabetes Drug Rosiglitazone (AVANDIA) (HRG Publication #1848) » (7/30/07) Testimony Before the FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on Rosiglitazone (HRG Publication #1820) » (5/22/07) Letter Demonstrating that the FDA Knew About Avandia Dangers, Urging Action (HRG Publication #1812) » (11/18/05) Letter to FDA urging that the diabetes drug muraglitazar (PARGLUVA) not be approved because of an increased risk of serious adverse reactions including death (HRG Publication #1756) » (9/9/05) Testimony before FDA Advisory Committee on new diabetes drug Muraglitazar (PARGLUVA): Risks outweigh the benefits. (HRG Publication #1749) » (7/26/01) Testimony before the Food and Drug Administration Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting on pramlintide (Symlin), recommending that it not be approved and that no additional clinical trials be done (HRG Publication #1584) » (7/15/00) Letter sent to the Lancet on availability of information on thiazolidinediones. (HRG Publication #1534) » (3/7/00) Petition to the Food and Drug Administration requesting that it immediately require labeling for the diabetes drugs troglitazone (Rezulin), rosiglitazone (Avandia) and pioglitazone (Actos)(HRG Publication #1514) » (3/26/99) Statement before the Food and Drug Administration Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting advising them to withdraw troglitazone from the U.S. Market. (HRG Publication #1476) » (7/27/98) Petition to the Food and Drug Administration to ban troglitazone/Rezulin due to its causing several cases of liver failure. (HRG Publication #1449)

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