Diabetes patient gets highest-ever compensation from Israeli drug company

[Northerner]

The highest-ever award in an Israeli class-action suit against a drug manufacturer ? NIS 12.1 million ? was recently made under a compromise agreement reached between a diabetes patient and GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia.

The suit had been filed by a diabetic who claimed that GSK had concealed data from the public that showed the drug, which is used to treat people with type-2 diabetes, increased the risk of dying from a heart attack.

The award is expected to be used to fund a new treatment program for diabetics.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/nationa...on-suit-against-israeli-drug-company-1.448282

 

[am64]

was this drug used in the uk at all ?

 

[trophywench]

Well now, I do believe Europe refused to licence it in the first place!

So the fact the FDA take a million years to licence anything from cotton wool to cancer drugs and tell people it's because they are extra thorough, seems to be a 'slight' misconception of their own cleverness to me ......