Agency flags flawed study, may ban diabetes drug
(NEWSER) - As the FDA prepares to consider whether to ban Avandia, agency scientists have discovered another problem with the diabetes drug: flaws that disqualify a clinical study sponsored by its maker. The trial, organized by GlaxoSmithKline, sought to evaluate the relative heart risks of Avandia and two other diabetes drugs, but was an "open label" trial, meaning the researchers and patients knew which drugs they were getting, USA Today reports. More»
