[bethin]

So the FDA described the controversy in a black box on Avandia's label -- the most severe type of warning the agency can require -- pending further research. Unlike most black-box warnings that urge strong caution, Avandia's says, "The available data on the risk ... are inconclusive."

"It's still an open question," said Dr. John Jenkins, FDA's drug chief. Still, he said, "We want to make sure health care providers and patients are aware this signal of risk has been identified."

Patients may need a medical dictionary to interpret the new warning. It says Avandia may be associated with "myocardial ischemic events such as angina or myocardial infarction."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/condi....ap/index.html

[TrudyRN]

This is old news. How nice of them to first get around to it now. Reminds me of Alex Haley's book about the pharmaceutical industry and how they hid the truth about thalidomide and other drugs from the public for seriously long periods of time, when they should have made it known yesterday. Hooray for the FDA!