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GlaxoSmithKline has reached additional Avandia settlements in an estimated 5,000 lawsuits over the side effects of their diabetes drug.

Avandia, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline for type 2 diabetes, has been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks and other potentailly life-threatening injuries. According to a recent study by the New England Journal of Medicine, patients taking Avandia have a 43% higher rate of heart attacks. There was also a significant increase in the risk of heart-related deaths. In fact, GlaxoSmithKline studies submitted to the FDA in August 2006 show some increased risks for this drug.

It was first approved for use in 1999. Since then more than 6 million people worldwide have taken the drug. Avandia helps sensitize the body to insulin and helps control blood sugar.

Some side effects Avandia patients suffer from are: liver toxicity, stroke and congestive heart failure.

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