Avandia®

Avandia® a medication for Type II diabetes has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack, liver failure and even death.

Gordon McKernan and McKernan Law Firm are dedicated to helping patients who have suffered from the use of Avandia®. This would include heart damage, liver damage or death. If you or someone you know has suffered from Avandia® use, please contact us at 1-877-247-3310 or click here for your FREE Avandia® Case Review.

Avandia® FDA Recall

In September 2010, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration announced the use of the diabetes drug, Avandia®, would be drastically restricted to patients with Type II diabetes who are unable to control their diabetes without medication. These new restrictions are in reaction to data that have indicated an increased risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke in patients treated with Avandia®.

Avandia® 2007 Black Box Warning

The Food and Drug Administration issued a "Black Box Warning" in 2007 stating that diabetes drug, Avandia®, could potentially increase the risk of damage to patients' heart. According to the Food and Drug Administration alert "Safety data from controlled clinical trials have shown that there is a potentially significant increase in the risk of heart attack and heart related deaths in patients taking Avandia®." The Black Box Warning (sometimes referred to as black label warning or boxed warning, is a type of warning that is on the package insert of certain prescription drugs that may cause serious, adverse effects. It is named for the black border that typically surrounds the text of the warning. This highest level of alert means that medical studies have revealed that the prescription medication carries a significant risk of serious and even life-threating harmful effects.).

Avandia® Heart Damage Risk

The American Heart Association reports that those with moderate to severe congestive heart failure should not use the glucose lowering diabetes drug, Avandia®. The study determined that diabetics with mild heart disease or liver problems significantly increase their potential for developing congestive heart failure if taking Avandia®.

Avandia® Side Effects

• Heart Attack
• Stroke
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Cardiovascular Heart Disease
• Other Heart Injuries
• Liver Failure
• Bone Fractures
• Vision Loss or Blindness
• Death

If you or someone you know has been affected by the diabetes drug, Avandia®, please call today at 1-877-247-3310 for your FREE Avandia® case review.