Physicians Take Patients off Avandia Medicine, Citing its Heart Risks

Following reports that the diabetes drug Avandia may increase heart attack risks, some doctors have begun to take their patients off the medicine, switching them to alternative drugs that control blood sugar, reports DesMoinesRegister.com.

"None of my patients are going to remain on Avandia at this point," a general internist, Dan Allen, reportedly told the Iowa paper.

According to the article, Allen said the physician group's executive committee recommended to their physicians that they discontinue Avandia use in patients.

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