Despite many calls to action from public consumer groups, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has so far declined to require a recall of the drug Byetta.
What Are the Risks of Byetta?
Byetta is an injectable medicine prescribed to control the high blood sugar in millions of diabetic patients. However, medical research has shown that Byetta increases a person’s risks of the following dangerous medical conditions:
- Pancreatitis;
- Kidney failure;
- Pancreatic cancer; and
- Thyroid cancer.
In 2007, six Byetta-related deaths ...
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