GSK, the iconic Bad Pharma giant, has had it's arse well and truly kicked in the US for witholding clinical trails data for the dodgy diabetes drug 'Avandia'. GSK was fined $3 billion+ in the US and has since settled out of court in the US with numerous victims who have suffered heart attacks/problems caused by Avandia.
So, what about Avandia victims in the UK? GSK has decided to make UK citizens fight in court for similar complaints that have been settled out of court in the US. Double standards or what? Why has GSK decided to play tough in the UK when it rolled over in the US? This is partly to be explained by the fact that our Tory Governement has changed the rules on legal aid so that 'medical negligence' cases no longer qualify. Therefore it's down to 'no win no fee' lawyers to take the cases. Perhaps someone should call the Police about these fuckers?
'Thousands of families in the UK could be deprived of compensation for the death or harm of a relative caused by the diabetes drug Avandia, even though the British maker has agreed to 'pay billions of dollars to settle similar claims in the US.
'The licence for Avandia was revoked in Europe, in September 2010, because of evidence that it could cause heart failure and heart attacks. The drug can still be prescribed in the US, but not to patients at risk of heart problems.
A scientist with the Food and Drug Administration estimated that Avandia could have been responsible for 100,000 heart attacks in the US.
'The manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, has admitted concealing data about the damaging side-effects of the drug, and there is evidence of the drug's harmful effects. But, despite this, GSK is not prepared to settle claims in the UK without a court fight.' (Guardian article).
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