{"id":3132,"date":"2012-11-16T09:52:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T14:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2012-11-16T09:55:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T14:55:11","slug":"drug-deception-to-cost-glaxosmithkline-90-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=3132","title":{"rendered":"Drug deception to cost GlaxoSmithKline $90 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><strong><em>State attorney general: Pa. will receive $4 million of Avandia settlement<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3133\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/A-G-Linda-L-Kelly-1a-250x275.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3133 \" style=\"border-width: 2px; border-color: black; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;\" title=\"A-G-Linda-L-Kelly-1a-250x275\" src=\"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/A-G-Linda-L-Kelly-1a-250x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">State Attorney General Linda Kelly announced that Pennsylvania will receive $4 million of a national $90 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>HARRISBURG \u2013Pennsylvania will receive more than $4 million as part of a national settlement with GlaxoSmithKline that resolves allegations that the company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia, Attorney General Linda Kelly announced yesterday in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>The release said that GlaxoSmithKline, a British-based pharmaceutical company that operates worldwide, has agreed to pay $90 million to resolve allegations that the company engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by misrepresenting Avandia\u2019s cardiovascular risks and safety profile.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the consent judgment, GlaxoSmithKline agrees to reform how it markets and promotes diabetes drugs and agrees to avoid the following: making any false, misleading, or deceptive claims about any diabetes drug; makeing comparative safety claims not supported by substantial evidence or substantial clinical experience; presenting favorable information previously thought of as valid but rendered invalid by contrary and more credible recent information; promoting investigational drugs; or misusing statistics or otherwise misrepresent the nature, applicability, or significance of clinical trials, the release said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The agreement also has the following terms that are effective for at least eight years: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) must post summaries of all sponsored observational studies or meta-analyses conducted that are designed to inform the effective, safe, and\/or appropriate use of its diabetes drugs; GlaxoSmithKline shall post summaries of GSK-sponsored clinical trials of diabetes products within eight months of the primary completion date; GSK shall register and post all GSK-sponsored clinical trials as required by federal law; and GSK shall comply with the ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals, according to the release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State attorney general: Pa. will receive $4 million of Avandia settlement HARRISBURG \u2013Pennsylvania will receive more than $4 million as part of a national settlement with GlaxoSmithKline that resolves allegations that the company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia, Attorney General Linda Kelly announced yesterday in a news release. 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