Comments on: Four More Deaths Associated With Byetta http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/four-more-deaths-associated-with-byett/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:07:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Axiomatic http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/four-more-deaths-associated-with-byett/#comment-384244 Axiomatic Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:21:02 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15189#comment-384244 Mary, I would investigate Byetta thourghouly myself. In today's environment we need to take care of our own health safety. You have found this site so you should be getting information on the drug from other sites. What does it say about it? Mary, I would investigate Byetta thourghouly myself. In today’s environment we need to take care of our own health safety. You have found this site so you should be getting information on the drug from other sites. What does it say about it?

]]> By: Mary S. http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/four-more-deaths-associated-with-byett/#comment-384204 Mary S. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:03:54 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15189#comment-384204 I am afraid to take Byetta now that I heard about the 4 or 6 deaths. I started using Byetta about two months ago. When I read abourt the deaths I stopped using Byetta. My Doctor wants me to start using it again. I said yes, but I just don't know if its worth takng a change on the good and then get the bad. I must say Byetta worked for me. I am afraid to take Byetta now that I heard about the 4 or 6 deaths. I started using Byetta about two months ago. When I read abourt the deaths I stopped using Byetta. My Doctor wants me to start using it again. I said yes, but I just don’t know if its worth takng a change on the good and then get the bad.

I must say Byetta worked for me.

]]> By: Former pharma Marketing Exec http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/four-more-deaths-associated-with-byett/#comment-370352 Former pharma Marketing Exec Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:53:45 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15189#comment-370352 Evidence in the case against preemption? "Amylin says the four cases were not captured by the FDA, which received six reports of patients who developed hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis that required hospitalization. “It appears the FDA focused on necrotizing and hemorrhagic pancreatitis, whereas these other four cases only had pancreatitis in their history,” Orville Kolterman, Amylin’s senior vice president of research and development, tells Reuters. In this case it was caught - in other cases, well... Food for thought. Evidence in the case against preemption?

“Amylin says the four cases were not captured by the FDA, which received six reports of patients who developed hemorrhagic or necrotizing pancreatitis that required hospitalization.

“It appears the FDA focused on necrotizing and hemorrhagic pancreatitis, whereas these other four cases only had pancreatitis in their history,” Orville Kolterman, Amylin’s senior vice president of research and development, tells Reuters.

In this case it was caught - in other cases, well…

Food for thought.

]]> By: Dan A. http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/four-more-deaths-associated-with-byett/#comment-370341 Dan A. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:47:17 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15189#comment-370341 This isn't good. When one's pancreas is dying and bleeding, this needs to be investigated to determine the etiology. Medications are known to cause pancreatitis, so Byetta needs to be ruled out as the cause. Very painful condition, by the way. This isn’t good. When one’s pancreas is dying and bleeding, this needs to be investigated to determine the etiology. Medications are known to cause pancreatitis, so Byetta needs to be ruled out as the cause.

Very painful condition, by the way.

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