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Federal Advisory panel will vote today on whether Avandia, a popular drug for Type 2 diabetes, is safe enough to stay on the market. Avandia is one of many diabetes medications like Metformin, Actos, Glucotrol, Byetta, and Januvia used to treat type 2 diabetes.

Conflicting study results from the drugs maker GlaxoSmithKline along with other problems due to feuding scientist have made it hard for reviewers to get a bead on what should be done about the diabetes medication.

According to the New York Times,

On Tuesday, panel members heard evidence that patients in a crucial trial of Avandia who suffered heart attacks did not have their problems included in the trial’s final tally. And internal company documents made public in recent days show that the company hid from the public crucial information about Avandia’s safety woes.

Some reviewers within the F.D.A. said Tuesday that studies demonstrate conclusively that Avandia is far more dangerous to the heart than a similar medicine, Actos, made by Takeda. But other reviewers said that the trials are far more equivocal and provide little evidence that Avandia is dangerous. Scientists at GlaxoSmithKline argued that Avandia is a safe and important option in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

I am surprised that the FDA has let this drag on as long as it has. Hopefully a decision will be made one way or the other so people can stop living in fear of there diabetes medication.

Last week, Sen. Byron Dorgan a Democrat from North Dakota introduced a piece of legislation that would save consumers over a $100 billion dollars by allowing them to order their drugs from several other countries.

According to the Bangor Daily News

a North Dakota Democrat, introduced legislation to allow consumers to buy drugs from several other countries. As a safeguard, only medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and produced in facilities approved by the FDA could be purchased by U.S. residents. The measure was co-sponsored by Sen. Olympia Snowe.

Sen. Dorgan estimated the legislation would save consumers about $100 billion over the next decade.

The article goes on to say the only thing stopping the legislation is the FDA and PhRMA. The FDA won’t support the importation of drugs because they are protecting the pockets of the big pharmaceutical companies, and PhRMA is the pharmaceutical companies lobbying group.

Senators have verified that the drugs are safe, the only hold up is they don’t want YOU to save money on your prescriptions. The good news is you don’t have to wait on them. You can order the medications you need like Actos and Lexapro right now.

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