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Actos® Link to Bladder Cancer Confirmed by the FDA

January 04, 2017

In December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed that taking the type 2 diabetes drug pioglitazone, also known as Actos, can increase patients’ risk of developing bladder cancer. The FDA announced this conclusion in a drug safety communication, which cited a 13-year study of 145,000 diabetes patients published...

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Actos® Manufacturer Agrees to Settle Bladder Cancer Lawsuits

April 29, 2015

After 9,000 lawsuits having been filed against them, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. has agreed to pay $2.37 billion to resolve claims that the popular diabetes drug Actos® causes bladder cancer. Actos® was introduced into the market in 1999 to treat diabetes, and it is still being prescribed. Takeda claims that the...

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