FDA Schedules Another 2 Day Avandia Advisory Panel

Once again the controversial diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline) will be the subject of a 2 day FDA hearing. According to a meeting announcement scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Monday, the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee will meet on June 5 and June 6 to  "discuss the results of an independent readjudication of the Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiovascular Outcomes and Regulation of Glycemia in Diabetes (RECORD) trial."

Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 12, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Larry Husten Source Type: news