Cardiovascular Disease


WASHINGTON - Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S.

U.S. health regulators dealt a major blow to the controversial diabetes pill Avandia Thursday, requiring doctors and patients to sign consent forms before starting a prescription of the drug.

European regulators ordered the diabetes drug Avandia off the market and the Food and Drug Administration placed stringent restrictions on its use in the United States, saying heart attack risks associated with the former blockbuster are too great a safety concern to continue its use for most people.

European health regulators have banned sales of the once-blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia because of evidence it raises the risk of heart attack, but doctors in the U.S.

ADELPHI, Md. - Federal health advisers delivered a split opinion Wednesday on whether to withdraw the diet pill Meridia due to evidence that it increases heart attack and stroke, with half voting to ban it and the others favoring new warnings and restricted distribution.
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