Senators: FDA pulled reviewer off Glaxo drug

Source: Reuters

A senior Food and Drug Administration scientist has told congressional investigators that the FDA removed him or her from work on GlaxoSmithKline Plc's drug Avandia after voicing concerns about the safety of the diabetes pill, two senators said on Tuesday.

The unnamed FDA medical officer at one time was the primary reviewer for Avandia, according to a letter sent to the FDA by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, and Sen. Charles Grassley, the panel's top Republican.

The scientist has believed since 2005 that there was enough evidence for a strong "black box" warning on Avandia about a risk of congestive heart failure, the senators said.

In a statement titled "Senators reveal effort by the FDA to suppress scientific dissent and downplay safety concerns" released with their letter, they said the reviewer was "sidelined after voicing safety concerns" about Avandia.



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It only seems to apply to frozen blastocytes and patients in persistent vegetative states..

Wow.

Money trumps everything. Hell when money trumps peace, where do you go from there??? Money trumps personal existence i guess and no one is going to actively pursue that goal.

What would we have to pay Dick or Junior to cap themselves?
They're heavily money motivated, there must be an amount that would do it.