Posts tagged actos

• Actos' Cancer Risk Acknowledged by FDA

  M. Brandon Smith | September 25, 2011 11:09 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  An increased risk of developing bladder cancer has been linked to the diabetes drug Actos (generic: pioglitazone). The increased risk of developing bladder cancer is a staggering 40%. Actos was...

• ACTOS Drug Label Revised to Include Bladder Cancer as Possible Risk

  Darren Tobin | September 19, 2011 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Patients who have been taking ACTOS, a popular diabetes drug, have been warned by the FDA that there is an increase in the risk of bladder cancer when the drug is ingested for more than 12 months....

• Bladder Cancer Risks Associated with Anti-Diabetic Drug ACTOS

  Darren Tobin | September 14, 2011 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA recently issued a warning regarding ACTOS and the risk of developing bladder cancer. There have been recent studies suggesting that patients who take ACTOS longer than 12 months increase the...

• Actos Drug May Increase Risk of Bladder Cancer

  Darren Tobin | August 09, 2011 10:35 AM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Actos (pioglitazaone) has recently been associated with the risk of bladder cancer, according to the FDA. On August 4, 2011, the FDA approved updated drug labels for the pioglitazone-containing...