Comments on: Avandia and Heart Disease: Should we be concerned? http://iforg.net/blog/2007/07/18/avandia-and-heart-disease-should-we-be-concerned/ technology and healthcare Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:43:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: 88Jwd http://iforg.net/blog/2007/07/18/avandia-and-heart-disease-should-we-be-concerned/#comment-127 88Jwd Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:46:50 +0000 http://iforg.net/blog/2007/07/18/avandia-and-heart-disease-should-we-be-concerned/#comment-127 Is the evidence mounting up? Current Advice: =========== >> Don't stop taking medicine but consult doctor if concerned... >> Not to be used on patient with known heart failure... >> To be stopped in patients who presents with signs of heart failure. If you are worried, don't be...just contact your doctor or pharmacist. reference: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6914434.stm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BBC News: Diabetes drugs 'pose heart risk'</a> -88Jwd Is the evidence mounting up?

Current Advice:
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>> Don’t stop taking medicine but consult doctor if concerned…

>> Not to be used on patient with known heart failure…

>> To be stopped in patients who presents with signs of heart failure.

If you are worried, don’t be…just contact your doctor or pharmacist.

reference:

BBC News: Diabetes drugs ‘pose heart risk’

-88Jwd

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