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Glaxo Downplayed Early Warning About AIDS Drug

At issue is the risk of heart attacks that may be associated with its Ziagen med. Regulators recently began reviewing safety data after publication of a large observational study of more than 33,300 HIV patients, who are being followed to evaluate short- and long-term adverse effects of AIDS drugs. However, Glaxo was officially told of the possible risk in May 2005, three years before it issued a...


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Glaxo 'downplayed' warning on heart-attack risk from Aids drug

By Steve ConnorScience Editor

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GSK - this old heart of mine

The multinational drugs company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) downplayed an early warning about the rising number of people who have suffered heart attacks after using one of its drugs, abacavir. An anti-Aids medication, abacavir is taken by tens of thousands of people worldwide. GSK was officially told of the possible risk in May 2005, three years before it issued a statement to its investors saying that...