FDA Drug Safety Podcast: Updated FDA review concludes that use of pioglitazone may be linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer

On December 12, 2016, FDA announced as a result of an updated review, that it has concluded that use of the type 2 diabetes medicine pioglitazone (brand names Actos, Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR, Duetact, Oseni) may be linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer.

Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - December 28, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts