GSK statement in response to FDA Advisory Committee’s vote on availability of Avandia (rosiglitazone)

GlaxoSmithKline [NYSE: GSK] confirmed today that a joint advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to continue to make Avandia (rosiglitazone) available to appropriate patients with the majority of the members voting to either modify (13) or remove (7) the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program in place. Remaining members voted to continue the REMS (5) or withdraw (1) Avandia from the US market.
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