tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post6999833212389348521..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Bring Back the DSI*? - the Avandia Case as Spy NovelRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-25291730962143226252010-02-26T11:07:27.489-05:002010-02-26T11:07:27.489-05:00Merrill Goozner blogged on this also:
http://www....Merrill Goozner blogged on this also:<br /><br />http://www.gooznews.com/node/3285Marilyn Mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-50920926944194004522010-02-26T03:34:51.739-05:002010-02-26T03:34:51.739-05:00Prescrire has for years warned against the use of ...Prescrire has for years warned against the use of pioglitazone and rosiglitazone in type 2 diabetes.<br /><br />http://english.prescrire.org/spip.php?article730&f=1<br />"Type 2 diabetes: pioglitazone still on the market despite its unfavourable risk-benefit balance"<br /><br />And also: No glitazones for diabetic patients! There are still no data conclusively demonstrating that Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029473286662794773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-9760286596203643812010-02-25T15:31:13.963-05:002010-02-25T15:31:13.963-05:00A couple of points jump out:
• It was the Senate ...A couple of points jump out:<br /><br />• It was the Senate finance Comm. That pursued this issue, not the FDA.<br /><br />Per the NYT’s article:<br /><br /><br />• sales were $3.2 billion in 2006<br /><br /><br />• Hundreds of thousands still take the medicine, although some top endocrinologists say they have sworn off the drug.<br /><br />Once again we find business interest taking the lead in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-9227096893276673522010-02-25T15:06:51.934-05:002010-02-25T15:06:51.934-05:00I have been more than intimidated when I was part ...I have been more than intimidated when I was part of a group who raised internal quality concerns found by a hospital authorized quality project on a procedure that was making the hospital lots of money. <br /><br />At least people who raise questions about sponsored research have, ostensibly, the FDA and maybe the NIH behind them. Those of us who do the same things concerning "procedures&Dead Man Walkingnoreply@blogger.com