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Avandia helps improve blood sugar control in patients with diabetes. However, Avandia patients report serious side effects, including heart failure.

 

Avandia works best when used in conjunction with exercise and a healthy diet. However, Avandia can lead to serious heart and liver problems, vision problems, and can increase your ability to become pregnant. Many lawsuits have been filed, claiming Avandia makers failed to warn patients about the serious risks, including heart attacks.

 

The FDA approved Avandia in 1999. Avandia helps control the blood sugar levels in people with type-2 diabetes, which is an illness that occurs when the pancreas cannot manufacture enough insulin or when the body’s tissue becomes resistant to insulin. Avandia was said to be a safe alternative to the recalled Rezulin drug, which was recalled in 2000 due to the liver failure it caused in its patients.

 

Avandia is the top selling oral diabetes drug, and more than 1 million people are currently using it. However, the New England Journal of Medicine said that diabetes patients have a more than 40 percent likelihood of having a heart attack while using the drug. Other serious side effects include:

Avandia can also increase your risk of becoming pregnant because it causes ovulation in premenopausal women who stopped ovulating because they were resistant to insulin.

 

If you or a loved one suffered an injury or is experiencing any of the side effects from using Avandia, contact a personal injury lawyer immediately. You may be compensated for your medical expenses, as well as for pain and suffering.