Comments on: Avandia Slammed In Another Study http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:05:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rita Goode http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/#comment-15410 Rita Goode Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:21:12 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/#comment-15410 Another drug... "approved and deemed to be safe for us to consume by the FDA ". Is this really a surprise to anyone? Since the Pharmaceutical companies are , in reality, running the FDA, they are basically approving their own drugs. Again, it is the almighty dollar over the consumers safety and health, and again, we are prohibited from buying Canadian drugs because THEY "are not safe". Hah! I have never been one to take any kind of pills other than aspirin, until I was diagnosed in May of 2005. I am a diabetic who took Avandia for a year. then ceased taking it after learning more about the FDA and the claims of Glaxo about Avandia. The more that is learned about the FDA's "review" and so-called "testing" of medications to be released, the less I trust any entity that is hiding behind a veil of "government", when in all actuality, these entities are soley driven by political influence, not government "oversight". There is an enormously descernable difference between the two. The "testing" of theses drugs seems to be.... passing the "marketablity test", and the "how long can we sell it until a study finds out the truth?" test. We are not innocent in this vicious circle. The more we allow the labels of "syndrome" and "disease" to be attached to common conditions that have other cures that do not involve drugs, and we accept the doctors who gain financially by being the legal "pushers" of these drugs, the more we, the public, are to blame as well. We are told, by our own government officials, that those who smoke marijuana are guilty in the trafficking of ILLEGAL narcotics, simply by buying them from the dealers, therefore, giving them a reason to keep supplying. Apply this opinion to the pharm's and the FDA, as well. The only difference is, these drugs are deemed LEGAL, therefore the pharms are LEGAL dealers of LEGAL drugs, because...guess what, make a list of who profits and who benefits from the sale of these "safe", LEGAL drugs. The next time you have a problem helath-wise, just ask your doctor if he is a "pill Doctor", or a medical doctor. He will not be offended if he can actually claim to have a medical interest in your health, more so over his pockets being lined. Just for fun, check out the medical benefits of BANANAS! Another drug… “approved and deemed to be safe for us to consume by the FDA “. Is this really a surprise to anyone?
Since the Pharmaceutical companies are , in reality, running the FDA, they are basically approving their own drugs. Again, it is the almighty dollar over the consumers safety and health, and again, we are prohibited from buying Canadian drugs because THEY “are not safe”. Hah!
I have never been one to take any kind of pills other than aspirin, until I was diagnosed in May of 2005. I am a diabetic who took Avandia for a year. then ceased taking it after learning more about the FDA and the claims of Glaxo about Avandia.
The more that is learned about the FDA’s “review” and so-called “testing” of medications to be released, the less I trust any entity that is hiding behind a veil of “government”, when in all actuality, these entities are soley driven by political influence, not government “oversight”. There is an enormously descernable difference between the two.
The “testing” of theses drugs seems to be…. passing the “marketablity test”, and the “how long can we sell it until a study finds out the truth?” test.
We are not innocent in this vicious circle. The more we allow the labels of “syndrome” and “disease” to be attached to common conditions that have other cures that do not involve drugs, and we accept the doctors who gain financially by being the legal “pushers” of these drugs, the more we, the public, are to blame as well.
We are told, by our own government officials, that those who smoke marijuana are guilty in the trafficking of ILLEGAL narcotics, simply by buying them from the dealers, therefore, giving them a reason to keep supplying. Apply this opinion to the pharm’s and the FDA, as well. The only difference is, these drugs are deemed LEGAL, therefore the pharms are LEGAL dealers of LEGAL drugs, because…guess what, make a list of who profits and who benefits from the sale of these “safe”, LEGAL drugs.
The next time you have a problem helath-wise, just ask your doctor if he is a “pill Doctor”, or a medical doctor. He will not be offended if he can actually claim to have a medical interest in your health, more so over his pockets being lined.
Just for fun, check out the medical benefits of BANANAS!

]]> By: Melody http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/#comment-15378 Melody Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:07:41 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/#comment-15378 Dr. Remulac-- You state: " Lilly/Takeda are flying under the radar." This is the MO for Lilly. They did it with their rDNA human insulin. They claimed it was "better" than natural animal insulins (no proof) and they claimed it was "just like the human body makes" (again, no proof). But just as today, clueless prescribers fell prey, and shady selling practices and marketing tactics (think anti-trust, here) were used, and ignored by media, by medical professionals, and by watchdog agencies. Ho-hum--business as usual!!! Dr. Remulac–

You state: ” Lilly/Takeda are flying under the radar.”

This is the MO for Lilly. They did it with their rDNA human insulin. They claimed it was “better” than natural animal insulins (no proof) and they claimed it was “just like the human body makes” (again, no proof). But just as today, clueless prescribers fell prey, and shady selling practices and marketing tactics (think anti-trust, here) were used, and ignored by media, by medical professionals, and by watchdog agencies. Ho-hum–business as usual!!!

]]> By: Dr. Remulac http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/#comment-15376 Dr. Remulac Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:35:50 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2007/07/avandia-slammed-in-another-study/#comment-15376 This is absolutely nothing new, and yet it gets picked up by major news outlets. The other drug in the TZD class, Actos, would demonstrate the EXACT same results if anyone were to actually analyze it. Lilly/Takeda are flying under the radar with Actos right now, hoping that no one will notice and ask the same questions of their drug. Meanwhile, they are raking in huge profits due to patients being switched from Avandia to Actos by clueless prescribers who have fallen prey to Takeda's shady selling/marketing practices. Avandia and Actos are expensive drugs that DO NOT provide substantial clinical benefit over cheaper, older, generic drugs like metformin, but they do carry clearly higher risks related to CHF and weight gain. The July 30 FDA safety review of the TZD class is going to be a joke. They loaded the panel with "experts with an axe to grind with Avandia/GSK while they are being funded via research dollars by Actos/Takeda. Don't expect this review to do anything more than continue to inappropriately villify Avandia while leaving Actos relatively unscathed. This is absolutely nothing new, and yet it gets picked up by major news outlets. The other drug in the TZD class, Actos, would demonstrate the EXACT same results if anyone were to actually analyze it. Lilly/Takeda are flying under the radar with Actos right now, hoping that no one will notice and ask the same questions of their drug. Meanwhile, they are raking in huge profits due to patients being switched from Avandia to Actos by clueless prescribers who have fallen prey to Takeda’s shady selling/marketing practices. Avandia and Actos are expensive drugs that DO NOT provide substantial clinical benefit over cheaper, older, generic drugs like metformin, but they do carry clearly higher risks related to CHF and weight gain. The July 30 FDA safety review of the TZD class is going to be a joke. They loaded the panel with “experts with an axe to grind with Avandia/GSK while they are being funded via research dollars by Actos/Takeda. Don’t expect this review to do anything more than continue to inappropriately villify Avandia while leaving Actos relatively unscathed.

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