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Researchers at North Carolina's Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Britain's University of East Anglia have found that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos, doubles the risk of bone fractures in women but not in men. The information was based on a 10 previous clinical studies lasting at least a year involving 14,000 patients. The risk of bone fractures is yet another concern dealing with Avandia. In November 2008, Public Citizen called for a ban due to the risk of liver failure and other life-threatening side effects. Avandia is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and Actos is manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America.

If you or someone you care about was seriously injured by a prescription drug, you should speak with a South Carolina pharmaceutical litigation attorney at the Louthian Law Firm as soon as possible. We have won justice for South Carolinians since 1959, and recovered millions of dollars to help sick and injured people heal and move on. For a free consultation, call us today at 1-866-410-5656

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