It appears someone finally decided to take a look at the effectiveness and benefits of older diabetes drugs (such as metformin) compared with newer, more expensive ones (such as Avandia). Dr. Shari Bolen of Johns Hopkins University studied various medical databases and found 216 relevant studies and two systematic reviews. According to Reuters: Older drugs [...]
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Note to FDA: Older diabetes drugs are cheaper, as effective and have fewer side effects than newer ones
July 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Avandia · Diabetes · FDA · Metformin · Thiazolidinediones