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First Actos Lawsuit Heads to Court
Posted on February 26th, 2013
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Actos, the popular diabetes medication which was first released in the United States in the late 1990s, has become the subject of many different lawsuits in recent years, with the first trial relating to the drug’s side effects about to begin in California. The plaintiff, Jack Cooper, who was diagnosed with bladder cancer is 2011, [...]
New Study Suggests Link between Having Children and Decreased Risk of Bladder Cancer
Posted on January 18th, 2013
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After studying 2 million+ women, Caroline E. Weibull, MSc and colleagues discovered that there may be a link between bladder cancer and having children. Weibull and colleagues found that women who had children of their own were less likely to develop bladder cancer than women who had never had any children. These researchers also found [...]
Consumer Reports urges consumers to avoid Actos
Posted on September 10th, 2012
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Days after the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a generic version of Actos (pioglitazone), consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports released a statement claiming that the risks of using pioglitazone far outweigh its benefits. The group asks customers to avoid Actos and its generics unless other treatments have failed them, citing the drug’s dangerous [...]
Takeda may face more than 10,000 Actos lawsuits
Posted on March 19th, 2012
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The largest drugmaker in Asia, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, may now face nearly 10,000 lawsuits over the Type 2 diabetes medication, Actos. The cases were consolidated in December and the first hearings are set to be heard in March. These lawsuits claim that Actos increased their risk of developing bladder cancer when used for over a year. [...]
Takeda Pharmaceuticals faces more lawsuits over Actos
Posted on December 12th, 2011
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals is currently facing more lawsuits over the type 2 diabetes medication, Actos. Plaintiffs have claimed that the use of this medication for over a year caused them to develop bladder cancer. Officials have stated that the number of Actos lawsuits are expected to increase drastically and officials would not be surprised if the [...]
Takeda Pharmaceuticals suffering as a result of loss Actos sales
Posted on November 10th, 2011
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. has announced that their profits are slipping because of the increased evidence that shows that their popular diabetes drug, Actos, is linked to bladder cancer. The link between Actos and bladder cancer was uncovered in September 2010 when the Food and Drug Administration released a 10-year study on the drug and its [...]
What is Actos?
Posted on October 31st, 2011
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Actos, or Pioglitazone, is a medication that is prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes, which is a condition that occurs when a person cannot control the amount of sugar in their blood because the body does not produce insulin. The medication is usually prescribed with diet and exercise program or teamed with other medication. The [...]
Medication Guide for Actos will include increased cancer risk
Posted on October 20th, 2011
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the use of the popular diabetes medication, Actos, for over a year can increase the patient’s risk of developing bladder cancer. The FDA also stated that the Medication Guide for the drug will now be including this information, but for many, this information has come too late. [...]
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