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New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia and Fosamax May Cause Adverse Events

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Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 04:48 pm
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Topics: Anemia, Diabetes , Heart & Blood, Osteoporosis , Abnormal Heart Rhythm, Actos, Atrial Fibrillation, Avandia, Bone Fractures, Fosamax, Medication, Postmenopausal, Research, Treatments - Traditional, EmpowHer News
     

By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Avandia and Fosamax, widely prescribed drugs used to treat two common health conditions, show further evidence of being linked to adverse events.

One study finds that long-term use of thiazolidinediones -- a family of diabetes drugs that includes blockbuster Avandia -- appears to be linked with an increased risk for bone fractures.
     
     
     
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